The main station is almost unrecognisable (pictures: Zurich Archives).
The famous Savoy Hotel Baur en Ville.
The Limmatquai has changed little.
Waiting for a tram in Paradeplatz.
The Zurich of 150 years ago and how the city compares today.
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