Rennweg is a street and a tram

Zürich trams

Trams make an important contribution to public transport in the city of Zurich in Switzerland. The tram network serves most city neighbourhoods, and is the backbone of public transport within the city, albeit supplemented by the inner sections of the Zurich S-Bahn, along with urban trolleybus and...

 stop in the old town

Altstadt (Zürich)

Altstadt in the Swiss city of Zürich encompasses the area of the entire historical city before 1893, before the incorporation of what are now districts 2 to 12 into the municipality, over the period 1893 to 1934...

 of Zurich

Zürich

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

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In the Middle Ages, it was the main street of the upper town of Zurich, leading from the fortified

Fortifications of Zürich

Zurich was an independent city or city-state from 1218 to 1798. The town was fortified with a city wall from the 13th to the 17th century, and with more elaborate ramparts constructed in the 17th to 18th century and mostly demolished in the 1830s to 1870s.-First wall:There had been a first city...

 Rennweg gate passing below the Lindenhof hill

Lindenhof hill

The Lindenhof hill is a moraine hill and a public square in the historic center of Zurich, Switzerland.- Topography :Lindenhof hill dominates Lindenhof quarter in the district 1 , the historical center of Zurich's Altstadt. To the North, it ends at Uraniastrasse and to the South near St. Peter...

 towards the town hall

Zürich town hall

The Zurich town hall is the Rathaus of Zurich, Switzerland.- History :It was built in 1694-1698. It served as the seat of government of the Republic of Zurich until 1798...

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The site of the Rennweg gate is at the current junction of the Rennweg with the Bahnhofstrasse, the Bahnhofstrasse itself following the course of the 13th century moat. The Rennweg / Augustinergasse tram stop (lines 6, 7, 11, 13) is some 80 m further south along the Bahnhofstrasse.