Photos: Daniel Kraft, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Jakub Hałun, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Ввласенко, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo credits
Photos: Daniel Kraft, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Jakub Hałun, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Ввласенко, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
A castle built to hold a nation's history
Your local guide
Larissa Moser
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Highlights
- A castle built to hold a nation's history
- Turrets borrowed from several regions
- Swiss history, explained from outside
- One building, several architectural styles
- Zurich's most castle-like building
About this tour
This session looks at the museum building from outside its collection. You see the castle-like facade beside the station and the courtyard combining turrets and towers borrowed from several regional styles. It stays outside the building throughout, since the collection itself stays indoors.
I explain what the museum holds in real detail first, then point out the mixed architectural styles borrowed for the building itself. Questions about Swiss history are welcome throughout.
This suits anyone interested in Swiss history who wants context before or after visiting the collection. It also suits anyone who enjoys unusual architecture along the way.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Zurich before heading out.
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Museum Facade 21 min
You see the castle-like building beside the station, built to hold the collection covering the whole of Swiss cultural history since the country's founding.
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Museum Courtyard 21 min
Inside the courtyard, the camera finds turrets and towers borrowed from several different regional building styles, combined into one structure.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Zurich: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Rösti and Zürich West, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Zurich time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Zurich, showing you Museum Facade and Museum Courtyard live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet and the link comes with your booking. I trained in museum studies, so I explain the collection in real depth even from outside its walls.
Times shown in Zurich time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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