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Recommended sightseeing time:20-30 minutes
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  • gfsc5
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    Clever man

    I love the work of Escher and was surprised to see a statue of him just outside the railway station in Zurich. It's a nice statue but get's a bit lost amongst the tourists, train passengers, and road...

    Reviewed on Jul 24, 2023
  • SoCalOregonian
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    POLITICIAN AND BUSINESSMAN

    Located in front of the Hauptbahnhof, looking down Bahnhofstrasse is the fountain/statue monument to Alfred Escher created by Richard Kissling in 1889. When we visited Zurich in March 2023, the fount...

    Reviewed on May 11, 2023
  • bob2bkk
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    Influential Swiss business leader

    The statute is located directly in front of the train station. Alfred Escher was an early proponent of the railroad and started one of the early railroad companies in Zurich. I guess appropriate tha...

    Reviewed on Sep 27, 2019
  • N8699PYpeterw
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    Impressive monument

    Directly outside the train station you walk to the back of this impressive statue. Prominent and surprising not some past hero but a banker I believe

    Reviewed on Aug 13, 2019
  • Grover R
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    The Second thing you will see in Zurich

    I wrote the first thing you will see in Zurich is the train station which means the second thing you will see is this statue directly in front of the train station. Only is Zurich would a prominent s...

    Reviewed on Jul 2, 2019
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