Seefeld (Zürich)

Seefeld is a quarter in the district 8 of Zürich.

The quarter of Seefeld in Zürich.

It was a part of Riesbach municipality that was incorporated into Zürich in 1893. The quarter
has a population of 4,923 distributed over an area of 2.45 km²; 71.6% (1.76 km²) of the
district's area belongs to Lake Zürich.

Quaianlagen
Aerial view (1970)

Hafen Riesbach, meaning Riesbach harbour area is situated between Seefeldquai and
Blatterwiese. The harbour itself is as the Enge harbour used as a private-owned marina.
2004, the old kiosk at the popular open lido at Riesbachstrasse was replaced by a polygonal
pavilion was designed by the architects Andreas Furrimann and Gabrielle Hächler, and now
houses a small restaurant. As well as the Seefeldquai, it is part of the historical Quaianlagen,
and combines park designs from different design periods. The stone pillar Klausstud
originally stood in the lake and served as a border designation of the medieval right of ban of
the city republic of Zürich. At that place also ended the fishing rights of the urban fishermen,
and from here the Einsiedeln Abbey pilgrims proved their honour to the Protestantic city by
lowering the volume of their prayers and songs. Since the landfills in the construction of the
quais, the pillar stands in the middle of the park. The sculpture by Henry Moore is named
Sheep Piece, 1971–72, and was donated in 1976.[1] The Pavillon Le Corbusier, the former
Centre Le Corbusier – Heidi Weber Museum, an art museum dedicated to the work of the
Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier,[2] is situated between Seefeldquai and Blatterwiese.
Between Blatterwiese and Bellerivestrasse, in 1993 the Chinese Garden Zürich was
inaugurated.[3]

Other points of interest

Other points of interest include the Suchard Museum and Bellerive Museum, the two lake
shore baths Seebad Utoquai and Strandbad Tiefenbrunnen, the Botanical Garden (Weinegg
quarter) of the University of Zürich, some old mansions and the Mühle Tiefenbrunnen, a
brewery and mill converted to a cultural centre. In Seefeld quarter, you can find an above-
average number of delicatess and hairdress shops, and law firms. As a residential district,
Seefeld quarter is very popular, but cheap apartments usually are unavailable.

Transportation
Public transport include Tiefenbrunnen railway station of the Zürich S-Bahn on lines S6 and
S16 stopping there, and Stadelhofen railway station, one of the S-Bahn's nodal stations is
nearby. For local use, Zürich tram routes 2 and 4, trolley bus line 33, bus lines 912 and 916 to
the surrounding municipalities. ZSG station Zürichhorn is another public transport service.

Gallery

Sheep Piece, 1971–72 by Henry Moore (Riesbach harbour)

Pavillon Le Corbusier
Chinese Garden in partnership with Kunming

Sitzende by Hermann Hubacher at Blatterwiese

Fountain memorial for the composer Alberich Zwyssig and the Swiss Psalm's poet Leonhard
Widmer (Zürichhorn)
Tinguely's Heureka at the so-called Zürichhorn

Lake Zurich at ZSG landing gate Zürichhorn

Railway station Zürich Tiefenbrunnen

 References

1. "Seefeldquai" (https://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/ted/de/index/gsz/natur-_und_erlebnisraeume/park-_und
_gruenanlagen/seefeldquai.html) (in German). Grün Stadt Zürich. Retrieved 2015-01-04.

2. Pascal Ritter (2016-05-29). "Streit um Corbusier-Haus: Respektlose Namenstilgung empört

Museumsgründerin" (http://www.limmattalerzeitung.ch/limmattal/zuerich/streit-um-corbusier-haus-r
espektlose-namenstilgung-empoert-museumsgruenderin-130304942) (in German). Limmattaler
Zeitung. Retrieved 2016-05-30.

3. "Blatterwiese" (https://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/ted/de/index/gsz/natur-_und_erlebnisraeume/park-_und
_gruenanlagen/blatterwiese.html) (in German). Tiebau- und Entsorgungsdepartement Stadt Zürich.
Retrieved 2015-01-04.

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