Strandbad Mythenquai

Strandbad Mythenquai
Strandbad Mythenquai at Mythenquai in Zürich
47°21′14″N 8°32′10″E / 47.353958°N 8.536071°E / 47.353958; 8.536071Coordinates: 47°21′14″N 8°32′10″E / 47.353958°N 8.536071°E / 47.353958; 8.536071
Address	Mythenquai 95, Zürich
Postcode	CH-8002
Opened	1922
Operator	City of Zürich
Type	public bath; lake bath
Status	open
Length	about 400 metres (1,312 ft)
Width	about 100 metres (328 ft)
Depth	4 metres (13 ft)
Website	Official website (in German)
Features
lake shore bath
Facilities
gym, crèche, kiosk, playground

Strandbad Mythenquai is a public bath in the Swiss municipality of Zürich, being part of the historical Seeuferanlage promenades that were built between 1881 and 1887.

The bath is situated at Mythenquai respectively between the Enge and Wollishofen quarters at lower the Zürichsee lake shore on the left bank in Zürich. Public transport is provided by the VBZ transport company by the tram line 7 (stop Brunaustrasse), the bus lines 161 and 165 to Sukkulentensammlung stop, and the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft tour boats towards Seerestaurant, as well as by the ZVV S-Bahn line S8 towards Wollishofen train station.

As the old bathhouse had to make place for the construction of the so-called Seeuferanlage promenade, the then independent municipality of Riesbach built two new bathing facilities – Strandbad Tiefenbrunnen (1886) at Zürichhorn and Seebad Utoquai (1890) at Utoquai – on the other bank of the Zürichsee lake shore. Opened in spring 1922, the Mythenquai lido was visited by up to 11,000 visitors a day, then gender separated by wall boards that were broken a few years later. A ten meter high water slide was installed in 1927 in the still present family-oriented lido. During the World War II, grains and vegetables were planted in the spacious area. In 1951 a fire destroyed the bathroom so far that the city of Zürich decided to build a new one. As in the early years, the sandy beach is still very popular and a unique feature in the Zürich baths.