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of Fine Arts The Museum of Fine Arts is one of the most important of Zurich's many museums. The large permanent collection ranges from 15th-century religious art to the various schools of modern art. The work of big names such as Dali, Arp, Man Ray, Hockney, Bacon, Cuzanne, Renoir, Manet, Monet and Gauguin is on display. There's a fair sprinkling of Picassos, a whole room devoted to Marc Chagall and the largest Edvard Munch collection outside Scandinavia. |
| Swiss
National Museum Housed in a pseudo-castle built in 1898, the Swiss National Museum gives the ultimate rundown on Swiss life and times from the prehistoric to the present. It exhibits a good selection of church art, plus weapons, coins, room interiors, costumes and utensils. The fresco in the Hall of Arms, the Retreat of the Swiss Confederates at Marignano, is by Ferdinand Hodler. In the basement there's an interesting section on book-inscribing in the Middle Ages (you'll discover that the color purple was extracted from snails), including some fine facsimiles of 14th-century books to leaf through. |
| Bahnhofstrasse The elegant Bahnhofstrasse was built on the site of the city walls, which were torn down 150 years ago. Underfoot are bank vaults full of gold and silver. Zurich is one of the world's premier precious metals markets, but the vaults (for some reason) aren't open to the public. However, the famous street's large department stores and specialty shops are happy to offer you a peek at their goods. |
| Fraumunster
Church Dating from the 13th century, the Fraumunster Church nearby is noted for the distinctive stained-glass windows in its choir section that were created by Marc Chagall in 1970 and completed when he was 83 years old. The building itself dates from the 13th century. It's closed at lunchtime. |
| Zoo
Dolder On the Zurichberg, this is Switzerland's largest zoo and one of its most important. There are 350 animal species from all around the world, in all about 2500 animals. Two of the more famous residents are Asian elephant Ceyla-Himali and her son, whose birth in June 2000 was broadcast live on the Internet. The pleasant zoo backs on to Zurichberg woods, ideal for walks away from the noise of the city. |
| Buerkliplatz
Flohmarkt This established flea market is the perfect place to hunt for that cuckoo clock for the folks back home. The stalls offer a range of goods, mostly antiques, and the variety of food stalls will keep you energized for shopping. The market is open 6am-3:30pm every Saturday, May to October; it's near the northwest bank of Lake Zurich, off the bottom end of Bahnhofstrasse. |
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