Frauenbad Stadthausquai

Frauenbad Stadthausquai

Frauenbad at Stadthausquai as seen from Limmatquai, Fraumünster and Münsterhof to the right.
Coordinates: 47°22′05″N 8°32′31″E / 47.368183°N 8.54194°E / 47.368183; 8.54194
Address Stadthausquai 12, Zürich
Postcode CH-8001
Opened 1888
Operator City of Zürich
Type public bath; river bath; women's bath
Former names Frauenbad(i)
Status open
Length about 40 metres (131 ft)
Width about 30 metres (98 ft)
Depth 4 metres (13 ft)
Website Official website (German)
Features
entrance just for women
Facilities
gym, crèche, kiosk, swimming pool
Limmatquai and Quaianlagen in Zürich: Bellevueplatz and Bürkliplatz, as well as Bauschänzli and Frauenbad, Quaibrücke, Münsterbrücke and Münsterhof, and Rathausbrücke–Weinplatz, aerial photography by Eduard Spelterini in the probably mid-1890s.

Frauenbad Stadthausquai is a public bath in Zürich, Switzerland, being part of the historical the Seeuferanlage promenades that were built between 1881 and 1887.[1] Situated at the Stadthausquai respectively the Bürkliplatz plaza, the bath was built and still exclusively used by women (Frauenbad means bath for women).

Geography

The small river bath is situated at Bürkliplatz respectively Quaibrücke, just a few steps southernly of the artificial Bauschänzli island, in the Limmat. Road transport on Stadthausquai towards Münsterhof is limited; the next Tram stop is at Bürkliplatz or Münsterbrücke, opposite of the upper Limmatquai towards Bellevueplatz.

History and description

Zürich' government decided in 1837, to build a public bath for women, to prevent that "they are no longer forced to bath at night in the fountains" and to protect them from the eyes of men. The former structure at the Bauschänzli was replaced in 1888, then the nostalgic Laubsägeli (literally: fretsaw) bath, due to its oriental curved corner turrets. The inset basin was covered in the first years with a braided roof to keep noble pallor. Steeped in history, moored on the river Limmat, the small wooden bath is well arranged and personally – just for women. In the 34 metres (112 ft) pool is a non-swimming section; free swimming in the Limmat is prohibited.[2]

Cultural Heritage

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Grün Stadt Zürich (May 2006). "Vom Bürkliplatz zur Sukkulenten-Sammlung" (PDF) (in German). Grün Stadt Zürich. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
  2. ↑ "Stadthausquai, das Zürcher Frauenbad" (in German). badi-info.ch. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
  3. ↑ "A-Objekte KGS-Inventar" (PDF). Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, Amt für Bevölkerungsschutz. 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
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