Sechseläutenplatz
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 Sechseläutenplatz in January 2019 |
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| Basic data | |
| place | Zurich |
| District | Old town |
| Created | 1896 |
| Newly designed | 2014 |
| Hist. Names | Old Tonhalle area |
| use | |
| User groups | Pedestrian traffic |
| Technical specifications | |
| Square area | over 15,000 m² |
The Sechseläutenplatz is a public square in Zurich .
location
Swechseläutenplatz is on the edge of Zurich's old town between Bellevue and Zurich Opera House . It is bordered by Utoquai and Theaterstrasse. The busy Utoquai and the parks behind it separate it from Lake Zurich . On the other hand, only public transport runs on Theaterstrasse.
The area of today's Sechseläutenplatz was formerly called Sechseläutenwiese and Theaterplatz . Since its redesign, it has been the second largest inner-city square in Switzerland with almost 16,000 m² after the Plaine de Plainpalais in Geneva (78,000 m²).
history
Early history
During the construction of the underground parking garage Opéra in 2009, the remains of Neolithic pile dwellings were found, which are located in the immediate vicinity of the Kleiner Hafner wetland settlement in the upper basin of Lake Zurich . Instead of an emergency excavation , the construction of the parking garage was interrupted for nine months and the remains of the settlement were systematically archaeologically recorded.
Development
Most of the area at Sechseläutenplatz was under water and was only filled up in the first half of the 19th century. After the bulwark of the city fortifications , which still included the Stadelhofen district, had been razed , the newly created square could be used. Port facilities were built and the new granary was built next to it in 1838/39 . However, it was only used as a warehouse for 20 years, as a new grain market was opened at the train station in 1860 after the transport of goods had shifted from the lake to the railroad. In the meantime, a synagogue has even been established in the unused building .
In 1867 the first sound hall was opened in the building for the Federal Music Festival . In addition to the ballroom, a palm garden was set up, which has become a social meeting place in Zurich. The Tonhalle riot of March 1871 went down in history.
After a new sound hall was built between 1893 and 1895 across the Quaibrücke , the first sound hall was demolished in 1897. The opera house had previously been built to the south . It was opened in 1891.
The area with the granary and harbor around 1846
Historical photo of the old concert hall, 1895
Sechseläutenplatz around 1900
Sechseläutenwiese
The open space was then used for various events. From 1902 the Böög was burned here on Sechseläuten . Fairs and circuses, especially the Knie Circus , were regular guests. In the 1920s, a large ice field was created in winter. During the Second World War, rapeseed was grown on the Sechseläutenwiese as part of the cultivation battle in the middle of the city . When no event was taking place, the place was hardly accessible: Instead of a meadow, the overused space looked more like a brown field.
The adjoining theater square in front of the opera house and Bernhard Theater served as a parking lot.
Names
The square is named after the Sechseläuten , the spring festival, which has its climax on the square with the burning of the Böög .
Until 1947 the place was called the old Tonhallen-Area or Tonhallenplatz for short .
remodeling
In 2003, the Zurich electorate approved a redesign of the area. The plan was to build a parking garage below the square . As part of the so-called “historical traffic compromise”, above-ground parking spaces in the immediate vicinity of Bellevue, for example at the Münsterhof , were replaced by underground ones, and Sechseläutenplatz was expanded to the opera house with the aim of “ enhancing the city center for pedestrians and adding to Zurich central location to create a place with international charisma ”.
With the completion of the multi-storey car park, the redesign of the Sechseläutenplatz began. Due to a referendum from the authorities, the construction work could not start in January 2012 - the voters of the City of Zurich approved the property loan for the redesign with 60.7% in 2012. The main work began in January 2013 and was completed in April of the following year. In addition to the design of the square, the drainage was also renewed and utility lines and surrounding streets were renovated.
A total of 110,000 blocks of Vals quartzite - between 10 and 13 centimeters wide and between 50 and 130 centimeters long - were laid.
The guilds' tour of the burning Böög also took place during the construction work.
June 2010, excavation of the city archeology
May 2012
Laying the quartzite covering, April 2013
Surface in front of the Sechseläuten 2013
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use
Design and usage concept
The stone-lined square was given shade-giving islands of trees, seating elements and, like the Bundesplatz in Bern, a water feature to transform it into a " spacious, aesthetically convincing town square ". The stone has been " thoroughly and over a long period of time tested " with regard to cleaning and slip resistance as well as behavior in long-lasting summer heat. In order to avoid damage when the Böögg was burned and when it was ridden on the occasion of the Sechseläuten, a bowl made of firebrick was used. A substrate is then applied in each case, as in indoor show jumping competitions, which is gentle on the joints of the horses involved in Sechseläuten. Anchors for the tent of Circus Knie are firmly integrated into the surface structure, whereby the “ effects of elephant dung ” on the stone had also been tested in advance .
According to the usage concept, the area should be free of events for at least 180 days - in the summer half-year the space remains free for at least 120 days - and fulfill its main purpose as inner-city open space. Events are limited to the area of the former Sechseläutenwiese. The former theater square in front of the opera house will continue to serve as the connection between Stadelhoferplatz and the lake promenade.
Preparations for Sechseläuten 2013: covering for the ride and a bowl made of firebrick
Ice rink and Christmas market
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Opéra car park
The parking garage, which opened in May 2012, offers 299 parking spaces on two parking levels. The car park is accessed via Falkenstrasse and Schillerstrasse. Two pavilions with pedestrian access are located on Sechseläutenplatz. A boulevard café is housed in one of the pavilions, individual finds from the excavation and an overview of the findings are presented in multimedia on two floors in the second pavilion ( archeology in the Opéra car park ).
Exhibition in the parking garage for the excavations
Feugerschlegel with pebbles and tinder, Horgen culture
Pot with sediments and remains of food and plants 3230 BC BC, Horgen culture
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Web links
- "Sächsilüüte" - official webpage
Individual evidence
- ↑ Corrections and cancellations as a result of the redesign of Sechseläutenplatz. Press release. Zurich City Council, November 30, 2011, accessed April 19, 2014 .
- ↑ Sechseläutenplatz will be inaugurated on April 22, 2014. Press release. In: City of Zurich. Civil Engineering and Waste Management Department, January 15, 2014, accessed on May 1, 2014 .
- ↑ a b c From the bulwark on the outskirts to the coveted area . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . No. 245 . Zurich October 20, 1983, p. 51 ( article as PDF [accessed April 19, 2014]).
- ↑ Tonhalle. (No longer available online.) In: Planet-Zurich. Archived from the original on November 26, 2013 ; Retrieved April 19, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Sechseläuten. In: Zunft zum Aries. Retrieved April 19, 2014 .
- ^ Adi Kälin: The long wait for the new town square . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . No. 91 , April 19, 2014.
- ↑ Matthias Dürst: The Sechseläutenplatz. In: Gang dur Züri. Retrieved April 19, 2014 .
- ↑ a b c d e f Redesign of the Sechseläutenplatz: It really starts on Monday. Press release. In: City of Zurich. January 10, 2013, accessed February 11, 2016 . ; Redesign of Sechseläutenplatz. In: City of Zurich, Civil Engineering and Waste Management Department. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013 ; Retrieved April 2, 2013 .
- ↑ Sechseläutenplatz will be inaugurated on April 22, 2014. Press release. In: City of Zurich. January 15, 2014, accessed February 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Tages-Anzeiger online (April 2, 2013): Sechseläuten-Platz: Now the stones are being laid , accessed on April 2, 2013.
Coordinates: 47 ° 21 '58 " N , 8 ° 32' 45.2" E ; CH1903: 683 638 / 246729