Sechseläutenplatz, Zürich
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Sechseläutenplatz as seen from the temporary pedestrian crossing towards Utoquai in June 2015
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| Former name(s) | Sechseläutenwiese; Theaterplatz; Stadelhoferbollwerk |
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| Type | city square |
| Owner | City of Zürich |
| Addresses | Sechseläutenplatz |
| Location | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Postal code | CH-8001 |
| Coordinates | 47°21′57.96″N 8°32′45.24″E / 47.3661000°N 8.5459000°ECoordinates: 47°21′57.96″N 8°32′45.24″E / 47.3661000°N 8.5459000°E |
| Construction | |
| Construction start | 11 Mai 2009 |
| Completion | 31 January 2014 (Opéra parking) |
| Inauguration | 22 April 2014 |
Sechseläutenplatz (literally: Sechseläuten square) is the largest town square situated in Zürich, Switzerland. Its name derives from the Sechseläuten (the city's traditional spring holiday), which is celebrated on the square in April.
Sechseläutenplatz is located on the east shore of Lake Zurich, just south of the lake's outflow to the river Limmat and the Schanzengraben moat. The plaza is bounded to the south by the linked Opernhaus and Bernhardtheater buildings; to the west by the Utoquai lakeside promenade; and to the east by Theaterstrasse, across which is Stadelhoferplatz, with the Stadelhofen railway station and the terminus of the Forchbahn (FOB). To the north, Sechseläutenplatz merges into Bellevueplatz, where stops for the Zürich tram lines 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11 and 15 are located.
On November 30, 2011, the government of Zürich announced that some streets would be renamed by redesigning the public area at Sechseläutenplatz. Theaterplatz will be part of the Sechseläutenplatz area, and Gottfried-Keller-Strasse and Goethestrasse partially repealed. Residents have been informed that these will be addressed as Sechseläutenplatz 1 to 10. In all, Sechseläutenplatz covers an area of about 16,000 m2 (170,000 sq ft).
The area has been internationally known since 2009, when digging for an underground parking facility uncovered the remains of prehistoric pile dwellings. Remains were found in the immediate vicinity of this wetland soil settlement, Kleiner Hafner, in the lower basin of Lake Zürich. The construction works were suspended for nine months and the settlement remains were systematically archaeologically recorded. The results of the excavations are permanently displayed in a pavilion next to the lakeshore.
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