TheZürichberg is a wooded hill rising to 679 m (2,228 feet), overlookingLake Zürich and located immediately to the east of the city ofZürich,Switzerland, between the valleys of theLimmat and theGlatt rivers. Its highest point is about 270 metres above the Limmat and it is part of a chain of hills, such asKäferberg,Adlisberg,Forch andPfannenstiel, between theGreifensee/Glattal and Lake Zürich.
It is a picturesque location, and the lower western side of the hill is now part of the residential district of Zürich. TheZürich Zoo andFIFA's headquarters are located on the Zürichberg as well. There are grand mansions on the roads up the hill, and it is also the location ofrestaurants andhotels. The upper part of the hill is mostly woodland and a popular recreational area.Zürich tram route 6, theRigiblick funicular and theDolderbahn rack railway all run up to different parts of the hill. The Dolderbahn runs up to theAdlisberg, whilst theZürichberg Tunnel carries trains of theZürich S-Bahn underneath the hill.
In 1962, the faculty of science of theUniversity of Zürich proposed to establish theIrchelpark campus on theStrickhofareal. The first stage the construction of the university buildings was begun in 1973, and the campus was inaugurated in 1979.[1][2] The construction of the second stage lasted from 1978 to 1983.[2] The campus also houses the anthropological museumAnthropologisches Museum,[3] and the cantonalStaatsarchiv Zürich.[4] Built in 1901 asRigiblick restaurant, the formerGastsaal was re-opened asTheater Rigiblick in 1984.[5]
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