(STTZ01) - Zurich Open Top Bus Sightseeing Tour

It is located opposite the Central Station, and hosts the country's largest collection of cultural history and its art of living. It was inaugurated in 1898. It is in the form of a castle, borrowing different local styles.

Zurich station is the largest railway station in Switzerland. It is an important railway junction for Switzerland, but also for Italy, France, Austria and Germany. It is located in the heart of the city. It is one of the oldest stations in Switzerland. In the station is its ShopVille shopping center with its 190 shops and restaurants open 365 days a year, from early morning to late evening. Even on Sundays when the shops in town are closed. The Zürich Tourist Office is also located in the station.

The Urania Observatory, named after the Greek goddess of astronomy, was opened in 1907. It was the first concrete construction in the city of Zürich. In 1989 it was classified as a historical monument. A unique experience allowing you to admire the stars and their surroundings. From the Jules Vernes restaurant, of the Lipp brewery, a breathtaking panorama awaits you.

The Schwizerische Kreditanstalt, the first major Swiss bank was created in 1856, by Aflred Escher. She specializes in credit. It is she who will finance an important part of the railway. It then became Credit Suisse. Today, Crédit le Crédit Suisse is a world leader.

Enge was the first station in Zurich, commissioned in 1875. A line crossing the fields which, due to the extension of the city, was partly buried and saw its route modified. Its station was, at the same time, completely rebuilt. The commissioning of the new route was done on March 1, 1927. Its facade, in an arc of a circle, was built with granite from Ticino. Granite which also gave its name to the square located just in front of the station: Tessinerplatz.

Located opposite the Headquarters of Fifa, it opened its doors on February 28, 2016. With its 3000 m2 of exhibition space, it offers all facets of football. The first stone of the building was laid by Sepp Blatter in 2013 and its construction was estimated at 130 million euros.

The property belonged to Otto Wesendonck, a wealthy self-trader. The Rietberg Museum with its three villas and its park is rich in history. Richard Wagner, a great composer, lived for several months in the town of Schönberg. Where he finished writing the original version of "Tristan de Iseut", inspired by his love for Mathilde de Wesendonck, It was inaugurated in 1952, later it was enlarged. Its “Smaragd” building gives a modern look to the museum. The Wensendonck and Rieter villas contain the collections of Baron von der Heydt: works from China, Japanese, African, oceanic, Near Eastern and Tibetan prints.

Neoclassical mansion was built in 1819 by Heinrich Escher, a Zurich politician and railway pioneer. Its park is one of the largest and oldest landscaped gardens in Zürich Today it houses a restaurant.

The Stadthaus is located in the old town, on the Stadthausquai. The construction of the city hall is neo-gothic city was built in two stages from 1883/1884 and from 1898 to 1900 The town hall is the seat of the mayor, his clerk and legal adviser. About 300 people work at the town hall. It is also a place of representation where receptions, political contacts, exhibitions are organized.

A convent was created in 853 by Louis the German for his daughters Hildegarde and Bertha. The convent was under the protection of the king. The abbess had the right to mint the currency of Zurich until the 13th century. They lived there especially women of the high nobility of southern Germany. The current Fraumünster church is more imposing. It dates from 1912 with a neo-Gothic facade famous for its five stained glass windows by Marc Chagali and Augusto Giacometti. The Fraumünster organ is the largest in the canton of Zürich with its 5793 pipes

It is one of the three main temples of Zurich. It is a Protestant church. It was once a monastery It is the emblem of the city. A Roman style temple.