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| Coordinates:47°21′18″N8°33′40″E / 47.355°N 8.561°E /47.355; 8.561 | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zürich |
| City | Zürich |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.81 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Population (31. Dec. 2005) | |
• Total | 15,343 |
| • Density | 3,190/km2 (8,300/sq mi) |
| District Number | 8 |
| Quarters | Seefeld Mühlebach Weinegg |
Riesbach is a district in theSwiss city ofZürich. It is District number 8.
The district comprises the quartersSeefeld,Mühlebach andWeinegg. Riesbach was formerly amunicipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893.
As the old bathhouse had to make place for the construction of so-calledSeeuferanlage quais, the then independent municipality of Riesbach built the two new bathing facilitiesStrandbad Tiefenbrunnen (1886) atZürichhorn andSeebad Utoquai (1890) atUtoquai.[1][2][3]
Hafen Riesbach, meaning Riesbach harbour area is situated betweenSeefeldquai andBlatterwiese. The harbour itself is as the Enge harbour used as a private-owned marina. 2004, the old kiosk at the popular open lido atRiesbachstrasse 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 theSeefeldquai, it is part of the historicalQuaianlagen, and combines park designs from different design periods. The stone pillarKlausstud 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 theEinsiedeln 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 byHenry Moore is namedSheep Piece, and was donated in 1976.[4] TheCentre Le Corbusier orHeidi Weber Museum, an art museum dedicated to the work of the Swiss architect Le Corbusier, is situated between Seefeldquai and Blatterwiese. BetweenBlatterwiese andBellerivestrasse, in 1993 theChinese Garden Zürich was inaugurated.[5]
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