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Bellevueplatz was renovated between March and 25 October 2015, with minor corrections in
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In mid-October 1937, Hermann Herter's design for the
Bellevue-Rondell, to replace an old station concourse, was under construction at the square. While the heavy iron canopy was being raised, a hoist broke and a worker fell to the ground with the structure. There were no injuries.
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Despite the official name, Bellevueplatz, it is often referred to by locals as "das
Bellevue" ("the Bellevue"), and is now one of the most important transport hubs in the city, for public transport as well as road traffic. Like the
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on what was then a peninsula in the effluence of the lake, within an area of about 0.2 km (0.077 sq mi) within the present city of Zürich. The settlement sites are listed on the UNESCO World
Heritage Site
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Grandhotel Bellevue on its north side, it is one of the nodal points for roads and public transportation in Zürich, as well as an extension of the
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lines 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, and 15, as well the regional bus lines 912 and 916, being the border between the
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were rearranged and separated from bicycle lanes. As part of the road renewal works, the pedestrian crossings from
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bastion with battlements was built at the site of the present Bellevueplatz at the junction of
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restaurants, and the Limmatquai and other attractions downstream along the Limmat.
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square on the opposite side of the Quaibrücke, Bellevueplatz is used for
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399:Lake Zürich
276:Zürich tram
248:Lake Zürich
220:Switzerland
212:town square
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123:Coordinates
115:Postal code
109:Switzerland
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49:Native name
850:Categories
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771:"Bellevue"
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550:References
534:Limmatquai
514:Quaibrücke
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458:Limmatquai
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244:Quaibrücke
182:Münsterhof
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166:Limmatquai
132:47°22′01″N
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234:Geography
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528:See also
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316:Bellevue
280:quarters
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101:Location
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507:Renewal
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377:History
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