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Baur en Ville, now the Savoy Baur en Ville, is the oldest Grand Hotel in Zürich, Switzerland. It was founded in 1838 and is located on Poststrasse on the eastern side of Paradeplatz. It has belonged to Credit Suisse for several decades. The hotel includes the two restaurants, Baur and Orsini, as well as the Savoy Bar.

The Fraumünster (German pronunciation: [fʁaʊ̯ˈmʏnstɐ]; lit. in English: Women's Minster, but often wrongly translated to [Our] Lady Minster) is a church in Zürich which was built on the remains of a former abbey for aristocratic women which was founded in 853 by Louis the German for his daughter Hildegard. He endowed the Benedictine convent with the lands of Zürich, Uri, and the Albis forest, and granted the convent immunity, placing it under his direct authority. Today, it belongs to the Evangelical Reformed Church of the canton of Zürich and is one of the four main churches of Zürich, the others being the Grossmünster, Prediger and St. Peter's churches.

The Juno Fountain (German: Junobrunnen) is a fountain on Bahnhofstrasse, near Paradeplatz, in Zurich, Switzerland. It stands near the southern elevation of Peterhof, which was built in 1913. Constructed in the 19th century, it is one of around 1,200 public fountains in the city. In 1872, the circular basin replaced the original rectangular trough.

Peterhof (also known as the Grieder-Haus) is a historic six-story building in Zurich, Switzerland. Located on Bahnhofstrasse, at the northeastern edge of Paradeplatz, it was built in 1913 to a design by brothers Werner (1884–1950) and Otto Pfister (1880–1959). In 2024, after over a century at the location, the Grieder clothing store closed upon the discontinuation of the brand by the Geneva-based Brunschwig family. It was replaced by the family's other brand, Bongénie. A decade earlier, The Swatch Group acquired the "prestigious building" from Credit Suisse. The Junobrunnen (lit. 'Juno fountain') stands near the building's southern side.

The Confiserie Sprüngli is a Swiss luxury confectionery manufacturer founded in 1836 and internationally known for its signature macarons called "Luxemburgerli".

The Stadthaus is the city hall of Zurich, Switzerland. Built in two stages, beginning in 1883, it stands on Stadthausquai, on the left bank of the Limmat, the river which runs north–south through the city. The Stadthaus is located in Zurich's Altstadt district, immediately south of Münsterbrücke.

The Zürich James Joyce Foundation (ZJJF; German: Zürcher James Joyce-Stiftung) cultivates the memory of the life and work of the Irish writer James Joyce as well as his special relationship with Zürich, where he spent decisive years of his life, died in 1941 and was buried.The Zürich James Joyce Foundation, headed by the eminent Swiss Joycean scholar Fritz Senn and supervised by curators Ruth Frehner and Ursula Zeller, is an archive, documentation center, specialized library, literary museum, as well as a meeting place for researchers and reading groups, and has established itself as an essential European Joyce research site through numerous scholarly activities.Thanks to its extensive collection of thematic materials and numerous scholarly events held under its auspices, the Foundation has established itself as one of the leading European centers for the study of the biography and creative heritage of the classic of modernist literature.

Paradeplatz tram stop, located in Paradeplatz, Zurich, Switzerland, is one of the 487 tram stops on the Zurich tram network. It is one of the busiest transfer points, given its central position and location on the city's main street, Bahnhofstrasse. The stop is owned and maintained by Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ), which operates Zurich's trams, buses and Polybahn and Rigiblick funiculars The stop is served by eight lines: 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13 and 17. 2, 8 and 9 to Stauffacher 6, 7, 11, 13 and 17 to Zürich Hauptbahnhof (main railway station) along the northern part of Bahnhofstrasse 2, 8, 9 and 11 to Bürkliplatz and Bellevueplatz along the southern part of Bahnhofstrasse 6, 7, 13 and 17 to Zürich Enge railway station. The first horse-drawn trams circulated in 1882; the trams were electrified in 1896. Trams were mentioned at Paradeplatz in 1888. Hermann Herter architects designed the stop's waiting shelter in 1928.

Paradeplatz is a square on Bahnhofstrasse in downtown Zürich, Switzerland. It is one of the most expensive pieces of real estate in Switzerland and has become synonymous with wealth and the Swiss banks, being the location of the headquarters of both UBS and Credit Suisse. It is surrounded by four blocks of buildings. The site of the square lay without the medieval city walls, and was incorporated into the town with the construction of the new ramparts in 1642. During the 17th century, it served as a livestock market, known as Säumärt ("pig market"), renamed to Neumarkt ("new market") in 1819 and finally to its current name following the construction of Bahnhofstrasse (1865).Paradeplatz is one of the main nodal points of the Zürich tram network, and the stop is served by lines 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13 and 17. Paradeplatz was the scene of clashes between insurgents and cantonal troops during the 1839 Züriputsch. The first horse-drawn trams circulated in 1882 and were electrified in 1896.

The Zürcher Theater Spektakel (Zürich Theatre Spectacle) is an international theatre and performing arts festival, held annually each summer in Zurich, Switzerland. First held in 1980, the festival invites 20-25 different performing arts groups and artists from around the world to take part each year. The event began in a much smaller form as an annual international meeting of independent theatre groups, before emerging as a much larger cultural event in Switzerland. Currently, five separate locations are used as venues for the festival, of which the largest is the Landiwiese venue. The Landiwiese venue and the so-called Saffa-Insel are located by Lake Zurich in the Wollishofen quarter, District 2, and features numerous open-air shows. The most recent event was held from 6 to 23 August 2015, The next festival was scheduled to be held between 19 August to 5 September 2010, and will have a special focus on Asia.

Wühre, also known as Wühre an der Limmat, is an historic pedestrian-only street in the Schipfe district of Zürich, Switzerland. It runs, along the left (western) side of the Limmat river, for around 0.1 miles (0.16 km), from Weinplatz in the north to Münsterbrücke (at Münsterhof and Stadthausquai) in the south. Hotel zum Storchen, at Weinplatz, is a popular destination for tourists. It is also a departure point for the Limmat river boat.

Die Altstadt (German for "the old town") in the Swiss city of Zürich encompasses the area of the entire historical city before 1893, before the incorporation of what are now districts 2 to 12 into the municipality, over the period 1893 to 1934. Die Altstadt approximately corresponds to the area enclosed by the former city ramparts, and is today within the administrative area of the city called Kreis 1 (District 1). With a population of 5,617 (as of 2015), it houses about 1.4% of the city's total population. Administratively, District 1 is divided into four parts or quarters by the Zürich statistical office, Rathaus (town hall), Hochschulen (universities), Lindenhof ("lime trees courtyard") and City. Lindenhof and Rathaus correspond to the parts of the medieval city left (west) and right (east) of the Limmat, respectively, while City and Hochschulen include the area of the Early Modern city west and east of the medieval walls, respectively.