Parking near Giacometti-Halle

Giacometti-Halle (also known as Bluemlihalle) is an artistic masterpiece that can be found at the entrance to the Zurich City Police Department. This former orphanage cellar vault, designed by Swiss artist Augusto Giacometti, is one of Zurich’s most important attractions. It's considered a national treasure.

History and Artistry

Gustav Gull, an architect from Urania, integrated the building between 1911 and 14 when he transformed the orphanage to the Amtshaus I. The orphanage cellar was transformed into the Amtshaus I entrance floor to optimize space. Emil Kloti - a former councilor of the city and later the mayor - commissioned Augusto Gicacometti as part of a beautification project. Giacometti spent an entire year translating his designs from paper to the winning design among six local artists. With Giacometti's guidance, three young artists--Jakob Gubler, Franz Riklin, and Giuseppe Scartezzini--employed fresco and secco techniques to adorn the walls, vaulted ceilings, and pillars of the new entrance foyer from July 1923 to March 1924. Giacometti added six large figurative paintings to the walls between spring 1926 and late summer 1925. Lighting fixtures specially designed to highlight the colors and illuminate the vault were installed. This walkable art piece was completed and immediately attracted public attention. Giacometti became famous for this work, which led to more prestigious commissions from Zurich.

The Giacometti - Halle's Splendor

Giacometti's Hall is adorned with exquisite decorative elements. The ceiling panels at the entrance, arches between pillars and 14 vaulted cap features recurring patterns such as gear-shaped flowers, four-part leaves and inventive flower forms. The ridges on the cross vaults are framed with a white diamond band, and each vaulted area is framed with an ochre colored leaf frieze. Six monumental wall paintings depict the process of human life in an abstract narrative style. The "Winzerinnen", (wineyard workers), and "Schnitterinnen", (harvesters), pair of female figures at the entrance symbolizes the blessings that the fertile land surrounding Lake Zurich brings. In the first transept, the "Maurer" and "Zimmerleute", portrayed as carpenters and a growing city, represent the building of the city on a solid foundation. The figures "Der Astronom", "Der Magier", and "Der Magier", represent the intellectual professions and the longing of humans for the transcendent.

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