.JPG) Augustinergasse as seen from the Bahnhofstrasse road towards Münzplatz square | |
| Type | pedestrian zone |
|---|---|
| Owner | City of Zürich |
| Length | about 200 metres (220 yd) |
| Addresses | Augustinergasse |
| Location | Bahnhofstrasse–Weinplatz–St. Peterhofstatt–(Münsterhof) Zürich, Switzerland |
| Postal code | 8001 |
| Coordinates | 47°22′20.40″N 8°32′18.50″E / 47.3723333°N 8.5384722°E |
| Construction | |
| Completion | probably around 1200 AD or before |
Augustinergasse is a medieval lane that today is part of the innercity pedestrian zone of Zürich, Switzerland. It is named after the former Augustinian Abbey that is now Augustinerkirche, the former church of the convent that was disestablished in 1525. Once, it was one of the nodal points of road and public transportation between Münsterhof, St. Peterhofstatt, the present Münzplatz plaza at the former abbey, and one of the gates and fortifications of the medieval town walls. Today, as well as the Limmatquai, Augustinergasse is a section of the southern extension of the Seeuferanlage promenades that were built between 1881 and 1887,[1] and one of the best known visitor attractions of the oldest area of the city of Zürich.
- ^ "Vom Bürkliplatz zur Sukkulenten-Sammlung" (PDF) (in German). Grün Stadt Zürich. May 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2015-01-17.