Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten

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Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten
Native name Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten
Limmatquai - Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten 2010-10-08 14-49-14 ShiftN.jpg
Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten as seen from Limmatquai
Location Limmatquai Zürich
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Built c. 14th century
Architectural style(s) European Medieval, renewed 2007—2010
Governing body Zunft zur Zimmerleuten

The Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten at the Limmatquai promenade, situated between Münsterbrücke and Rathausbrücke, is the guild house of the Zunft zur Zimmerleuten, meaning the guild of the carpenters. Neighboured by the Saffran, Kämbel and Rüden guild houses, it is one of the historically notable buildings in Zürich, Switzerland. The building also houses the relatively expensive restaurant of the same name.

File:Altartafeln von Hans Leu d.Ä. (Haus zum Rech) - rechtes Limmatufer - Grossmünster & Zimmerleuten 2011-08-17 15-28-02.jpg
Grossmünster and Zimmerleuten by Hans Leu d.Ä., showing situation in the late 1490s

History

The guild house was built in the 14th century AD as a representative building of the Zunft zur Zimmerleuten on the Limmat river's right hand (downstram) shore in the today's Rathaus quarter, in the immediate neighborhood of the Grossmünster church, the Rathaus Zürich and the Haus zum Rüden, being then the most important buildings in Zürich. The guild house was first mentioned in a document dated 1416 AD.[1]

In 2007 the building was partially destroyed by a fire, renovated and re-opened in 2010.[2]

Cultural heritage

The building is listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as a Class A object.[3]

Literature

  • Markus Brühlmeier, Beat Frei: Das Zürcher Zunftwesen. Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zürich 2005. ISBN 3-03823-171-1.

References

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