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Panoramic views from the
Lindenhof over the River
Limmat and the Old Town

Langstrasse, is Europaallee, a community of Augustinian
new district of Zürich currently monks. When the monastery 10 "
under construction. The name was dissolved during the Zunfthaus zur Meisen
has changed three times and Reformation, the church was  C3 ⌂ Münsterhof 20
completion by 2020 is not deconsecrated and stood # 11am–2pm Thu–Sun
guaranteed. It promises a unused for almost 300 years. ∑ zunfthaus-zur-meisen.ch
heady mix of culture, cutting- The interior was restored in
edge technology and the kind the 1840s, and in 1847 the This elegant late Baroque
of modish shops and eateries church was reconsecrated as house contains a collection
already found on Langstrasse. a Roman Catholic church. of 18th-century faÏence and
porcelain, including pieces by
Meissen and Sèvres. There are
7 \-= 9 also locally made items pro-
duced by Schooren and other
Lindenhof Kirche St Peter Swiss manufacturers.
 C2  C2 ⌂ St-Peter-Hofstatt 6
§ 044 211 25 88 # 8am–
This tree-covered hill rises on 6pm Mon–Fri, 10am–4pm
the west bank of the Limmat. Sat, 11am–5pm Sun
Its strategic position made it
an ideal location for a Celtic The most distinctive feature EAT
settlement and later for a of the Church of St Peter is its
Roman fort. In the 10th clockface. With a diameter of Haus Hiltl
century, an imperial palace 8.7 m (28 ft), it is the largest Try the saffron gnocchi
stood here. No buildings church clockface in Europe. at this pioneering
remain, but an observation The oldest surviving vestiges vegetarian buffet.
platform offers a view of the are those of a handsome late
surrounding rooftops and the Romanesque church erected  B2 ⌂ Sihlstrasse 28
university buildings. There is in the early 13th century. They ∑ hiltl.ch
also a giant chessboard for include the simple rectangular 
open-air games. presbytery, which is lit by a
semicircular window with Conditorei Schober
an intricate frame. The pres- Impossible-to-resist
8 bytery is crowned by a mid- hand-made chocolates
15th-century tower.
Augustinerkirche The main body of the church tempt at this lavish
cakebox of a café.
dates from 1705 to 1716. It
 C2 ⌂ Augustinerhof 8  C2 ⌂ Napfgasse 4
§ 044 211 12 75 # 10am– takes the form of a galleried ∑ peclard-zurich.ch
5pm Mon–Fri, noon–5pm Sat basilica with a striking Baroque 
interior. The dark panelling
This beautiful, unpretentious contrasts with the red columns
early Gothic church was built of the nave and the brilliant
in the late 13th century for a white stucco decoration.
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