Arnold Bürkli

Arnold Bürkli (February 2, 1833 – May 6, 1894)[1] is principally known as a municipal engineer in Zürich, Switzerland.

Arnold Bürkli was also a railway engineer and, between 1855 and 1858, studied architecture in Berlin.

[2] Between 1860 and 1882 Bürkli worked as a municipal engineer on a wide variety of construction projects.

A sculpture honoring the tireless creating engineer being the driving force behind the new quays stands at the foot of the lake shore hill that elevates around 3 metres (10 ft) at the Arboretum Zürich.

The simple monument was inaugurated in 1899, five years after his death, at Bürkli's favorite place in the Arboretum, or, in the words of the sculptor Richard Kissling, in the midst of his creation.