General-Guisan-Quai
| Quaianlagen | |
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| Quaysides and Urban park | |
Lake Zürich's lower lake basin, looking north from Wollishofen towards the inner city of Zürich (August 2011)
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| Design: | Arnold Bürkli |
| Construction: | 1881–1887 |
| Opening date: | Open all year |
| Length: | about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) |
| Owner: | City of Zürich |
| Manager: | Grün Stadt Zürich |
| Location: | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Coordinates: 47°21′49″N 8°32′11″E / 47.36361°N 8.53639°ECoordinates: 47°21′49″N 8°32′11″E / 47.36361°N 8.53639°E | |
Quaianalagen (German, plural; English: quays, or quaysides; from French: des quais), or Seeuferanlagen (German, plural for lakeshore sites) on Lake Zürich (German: Zürichsee), is a term used to describe a series of lakefronts in Zürich. Inaugurated in 1887, the quaysides are considered an important milestone in the development of Zürich. The construction of the lake fronts transformed the medieval small town on the rivers Limmat and Sihl to a modern city on the Lake Zürich shore. The project was managed by engineer Arnold Bürkli.
The quays are situated in the districts of Enge, Seefeld and Wollishofen at the lower Lake Zürich shore within the city of Zürich. The complete construction includes, among others, the central Bürkliplatz on the outflow of the Lake Zürich, and (from west to east coast) Saffa-Insel, Strandbad Mythenquai,Belvoirpark, Mythenquai, Arboretum, General-Guisan-Quai, Sechseläutenplatz, Utoquai, Seebad Utoquai,Seefeldquai, Riesbach Harbour, Centre Le Corbusier, Blatterwiese, Chinagarten, Zürichhorn and Strandbad Tiefenbrunnen.
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