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Zürich

About Zürich

Population

376,815 in city

Size

91 km² (35 mi²)

Altitude

408 m

"Best city to live in the World" - 2002 Quality of Life Survey by respected New York firm William M. Mercer, the world's largest human resource consultancy.

Zones

Glattpark (1)

Boroughs

Affoltern (1), Altstetten (2), Aussersihl (27), City (23), Industriequartier (28), Oerlikon (1), Wiedikon (8)

Metro Cities

Adliswil, Illnau-Effretikon, Kloten, Opfikon, Schlieren, Zürich

No. of Buildings

No.	Current status
217	All Buildings
203	existing
5	under construction
6	planned
3	unbuilt

Tallest Buildings

#	Building	Height	Year
1	Prime Tower	413 ft	2011
2	Bullingerstrasse 73	313 ft	1978
3	Sunrise Tower	295 ft	2004
4	Norastrasse 34	282 ft	1978
5	Swissôtel Zürich	279 ft	1972

Building types

No.	Type
119	high-rise building
65	low-rise building
5	church
4	chimney
4	skyscraper
4	building with towers
3	mast (framework)
2	stadium
2	telecommunications tower
2	observation tower
2	fountain
2	silo
2	hall
1	house

Other buildings

No.	Type
10	Famous buildings
20	Buildings with construction images