Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in Zurich, Switzerland

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 4.1 km
Ascend 65 m
Descend 130 m

Explore Zurich in Switzerland with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in ZurichIndividual Sights in Zurich

Sight 1: Mahmood Mosque

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Mahmood MosqueAdrian Michael, Edited by/Bearbeitung von/Modification par Port(u*o)s / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Mahmood Mosque, situated in Forchstrasse, Zurich, is the first purpose-built mosque in Switzerland. It is owned and run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The mosque has a minaret, the new construction of which is now banned in Switzerland by popular vote.

Wikipedia: Mahmood Mosque, Zürich (EN)

504 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Zürich Tram Museum

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The Zürich Tram Museum is a transport museum in the Swiss city of Zürich, specialising in the history of the Zürich tram system. The main museum site is located at the former tram depot, Tramdepot Burgwies. The museum also maintains a workshop at the much smaller former tram depot of Wartau.

Wikipedia: Zürich Tram Museum (EN), Website

1008 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 3: Botanischer Garten der Universität Zürich

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The Botanical Garden of the University of Zurich is a botanical garden in the Swiss city of Zurich. It was opened in 1977 and is located at Zollikerstrasse in the Weinegg quarter of the city.

Wikipedia: Botanical Garden of the University of Zurich (EN), Website

390 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Villa Patumbah

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The Villa Patumbah at Zollikerstrasse 128 in Zurich was built between 1883 and 1885 by the architects Chiodera and Tschudy for Karl Furchtgott Grob. The extraordinarily wealthy builder had acquired his wealth with a tobacco plantation in Sumatra. Today, the villa is one of the most important witnesses of historicism in Zurich and is a listed building. Patumbak is the name of the village that was located at the first plantation of Grob and gave it its name. In various writings in Zurich it is written that the name means longed-for land in Malay. However, Patumbak is simply a field name.

Wikipedia: Villa Patumbah (DE)

881 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 5: Mühlerama

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The Tiefenbrunnen mill is a listed building complex in Zurich. The former brewery is located in the Seefeld district directly behind the Tiefenbrunnen station. Today's development comprises seven buildings arranged in a rectangle with an open courtyard and two other extensions.

Wikipedia: Mühle Tiefenbrunnen (DE), Website

1047 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 6: Chinagarten Zürich

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Chinagarten ZürichRoland zh, upload on 14. Februar 2009 / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Chinese Garden is a Chinese garden in the Swiss city of Zürich. It is a gift from Zürich's Chinese partner town Kunming, dedicated to the Three Friends of Winter.

Wikipedia: Chinese Garden, Zürich (EN), Website

226 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Pavillon Le Corbusier

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The Pavillon Le Corbusier is a Swiss art museum in Zürich-Seefeld at Zürichhorn dedicated to the work of the Swiss architect Le Corbusier. In 1960, Heidi Weber had the vision to establish a museum designed by Le Corbusier. The building was to exhibit his works of art in an ideal environment created by the architect himself. It was then named the Centre Le Corbusier or Heidi Weber Museum. In April 2014 the building and museum went over to the city of Zürich, and was renamed in May 2016.

Wikipedia: Pavillon Le Corbusier (EN), Website

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