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Event Information:
On New
Year's Eve in Zurich, Switzerland
the legendary New Year's Eve
fireworks display enchants
spectators in the Zürich lake basin.
Each year, around 200, 000
party-goers from Switzerland and
abroad visit the country’s biggest
New Year’s Eve party to gaze up at
the brightly lit night sky. The New
Year’s Eve Magic fireworks
spectacular is organised annually by
Zürich’s hoteliers. The spectacular
display for will light up the sky above
Lake Zurich and the city from 0.20
to 0.40. The fireworks will be set
off from two specially anchored
boats to enchant the crowds.
Zurich
is a leading global city and among
the world's largest financial
centres. The city is home to a large
number of financial institutions and
banking giants. Also, most of the
research and development centres are
concentrated in Zurich and the low
rate of tax attracts overseas
companies to set up their
headquarters there. According to
several surveys from 2006 to 2008,
Zurich was named the city with the
best quality of life in the world as
well as the wealthiest city in
Europe. Geographically, Lake Zurich is
located in the southwestern part of
the canton of Zurich. To the east
are – separated by
Zürichberg-Adlisberg, Forch and
Pfannenstiel – two minor lakes:
Greifensee (Lake Greifen) and
Pfäffikersee (Lake Pfäffikon).
Zimmerberg and the Etzel regions lie
to the west.
Compared to other cities, there are
few tall buildings in Zurich. The
municipal building regulations limit
the construction of high-rise
buildings to areas in the west and
north of the city. In the industrial
district, in Altstetten and Oerlikon,
buildings up to 80 metres (260 ft)
in height are allowed. In the
adjacent high-rise areas II and III
the height is limited to 40 metres
(130 ft). Around the year 2000,
regulations became more flexible and
high-rise buildings were again
planned and built. The people's
initiative "40 meters is enough,"
which would have reduced both the
maximum height and the high-rise
buildings area, was clearly rejected
on 29 November 2009. At this time in
Zurich about a dozen high-rises
buildings were under construction or
in planning, including the Prime
Tower as the tallest skyscraper in
Switzerland.
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