A Tale of Two-Quarters Perhaps more than anything else, exploring two contrasting side of Zurich requires much more than just an open mind.
With a population of over 400,000, Zürich is the largest city in Switzerland. The spoken language is the Swiss German dialect. As for quality of living, it’s constantly ranked amongst the top cities. Drinking water flows from almost all public fountains, for example.
I was standing in front of a well-kept building – its muted yet rich design in concert with buildings around it, on a tree-lined street. It was a quiet one, a moneyed street. I saw a limousine parked between two street lamps, diagonally across the heavy ornamental doors of a brownstone building.
In the front seat sat a uniformed chauffeur. The history-steeped guild houses here bore witness to the period between 1336 and 1798, when Zürich’s history was significantly influenced by its guilds. Scattered throughout were hints, worded allusions, and a few direct chronological references. I’m reminded that most Zürich residents are tenants – only a small percentage of them are homeowners.
These associations attempted to gain political power. They only succeeded in doing so following the Brun’s Guild Revolution in 1336. Under the leadership of nobleman Rudolf Brun, a Constitution of the Guilds was drawn up, regulating the balance of power in the city. With time, the craftsmen’s guilds also developed into political and military organisations with immense power. The coats of arms on the entrances of various buildings in the Old Town indicate which guild used to meet behind the respective doors.
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