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The Freitag Tower is a building in Zurich that is used as a sales point and viewing platform. The tower consists of a total of 17 used overseas containers. It is located in the industrial quarter near the Hardbrücke train station. The platform at a height of 26 meters can be reached via 110 steps. The stairs are inside nine containers stacked on top of each other. The four lowest layers of containers are salesrooms for the Freitag company.Address : Geroldstrasse 17, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland
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Migros Museum für GegenwartskunstThe Migros museum for contemporary art is located in the old Löwenbräu brewery, together with many other art institutions. The museum is financed by the art fund of the eponymous supermarket co-operative. The collection includes Swiss and international artists with an emphasis on art with a social critical slant and installations reflecting on the topic of space. Feb 16 - May 12, 2019: Producing Futures – An Exhibition on Post-Cyber-Feminisms.
Kunsthalle ZürichThe Kunsthalle Zürich is a contemporary art exhibition center in Zurich. This exhibition presents a spectacular panorama of landscape painting, with around 60 key works from the collection covering the period between 1500 and 1800 in Flanders, Holland, and Italy.
LangstrasseLangstrasse is Zurich's most colorful and varied district. You can savor international specialties and enjoy multi-cultural shopping options during the day here, while the street converts into Zurich's nightlife district at night.
Museum for designThe Museum für Gestaltung Zürich is the leading Swiss museum for design and visual communication. The museum reaches a broad national and international audience, at its two sites in the city of Zurich and through its touring exhibitions. Parts of its collections are housed opposite the museum's main building on Limmatstrasse, and in a commercial building on Förrlibuckstrasse.
Park PlatzspitzPlatzspitz Park is one of the oldest and most historical areas of greenery in Zurich. With the rivers forming natural barriers on two sides and the Swiss National Museum and its enormous brutalist extension, it’s remarkably easy to forget that you’re in the heart of a city.
Swiss National MuseumThe museum showcases the history of Switzerland from its beginnings up to the present day, giving an insight into the Swiss identity and the rich tapestry of our country’s history and culture, with temporary exhibitions covering issues of current interest. The museum itself affiliated with the Federal Office of Culture is located in the city of Zurich, Switzerland's largest city, next to the Hauptbahnhof.
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