In addition to the Seeuferanlage (lakeshore park) and the neighbouring Uto and General Guisan quays,[2][3] there is nearby the Arboretum Zürich which houses Voliere an aviary and veterinary hospital,[4][5] and the so-called Vogelpflegestation, a sanctuary for birds.

[6] Among other points of interest is the floral clock at the outflow of the Schanzengraben moat, a corner where [citation needed] waterfowl look for food at the east of the Bürkliterrasse, and the Geiser monumental fountain.

On the occasion of an art competition held by the city government, Jakob Brüllmann sculpted the war memorial-like Stierbändiger Brunnen, better known as Geiserbrunnen which was inaugurated on 20 October 1911.

This popular, rather small, urban facility, became important at the time of the construction of the Bahnhofstrasse and the quay promenades, and became the elegant meeting point of Zürich's bourgeoisie.

The site's increasing use and the ageing of the trees forced the city government to develop a new design concept, which was based on the idea of redesigning this important market and venue area as a single tree-lined square.

They consist of about 18,000 coins originating from the Celtic Eastern Gaul, others are of the Zürich type, that were identified with the local Helvetii tribe, and date to around 100 BC.

[18] Stadthausanlage, the site of the former Kratzquartier accommodation and Bauhaus district at the Bauschänzli, was added in 1833 by landfill made up of rubble from the Baroque city fortification along the lake shore.

This also marked the end of the medieval Kratzquartier as the distinctive urban axis, extending from Zentralhof, Kappelerhof and Münsterhof towards the Bürkliterrasse, where the poorer citizens of Zurich once lived.

The site was used for a public city park that was named after the nearby old town hall (Stadthaus), and in 1922 the Swiss National Bank building was added.