Bellevueplatz

Bellevueplatz
Das Bellevue
Bellevue tram stop
Native nameBellevue (French)
Namesakeformer Grandhotel Bellevue
Typecity square
OwnerCity of Zurich
AddressesBellevueplatz, Zurich
LocationZurich, Switzerland
Postal code8001
Coordinates47°22′01″N 8°32′42″E / 47.367°N 8.545°E / 47.367; 8.545
Limmatquai and other quays in Zurich: Bellevueplatz and Bürkliplatz, Quaibrücke. Also: Münsterbrücke and Münsterhof, and RathausbrückeWeinplatz (aerial photography by Eduard Spelterini c. mid-1890s)

Bellevueplatz ("Bellevue Square", from the French bellevue, meaning "beautiful sight") is a town square in Zurich, Switzerland built in 1856. Named after the former Grandhotel Bellevue on its north side, it is one of the nodal points for roads and public transportation in Zurich, as well as an extension of the quaysides in Zurich that were built between 1881 and 1887.[1] It is part of the Altstadt district (Kreis 1).

  1. ^ Ernst Tschannen (May 2006). "Vom Bürkliplatz zur Sukkulenten-Sammlung" (PDF) (in German). Grün Stadt Zürich. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2015-01-05.