Zürich Town Hall, Renaissance government building in central Zürich, Switzerland

Zürich Town Hall is a Renaissance government building distinguished by its architectural design, constructed on foundations rooted in the Limmat River. The structure connects directly to the Rathausbrücke, offering access via a pedestrian bridge at Limmatquai.

The building was constructed between 1694 and 1698, replacing an earlier Town Hall from 1397. That previous structure had succeeded a 13th-century courthouse known as the Richthus.

The Rathaus also hosts the synods of the Evangelical Reformed and Roman Catholic bodies of the canton, alongside the cantonal and city parliaments. Since February 2023 both parliaments have met provisionally in the converted Bullingerkirche, known as Rathaus Hard, because renovation of the historic building is delayed.

The Rathaus stands free in the Limmat, reached from the Rathausbrücke and the Limmatquai pedestrian area; since 1835 the Rathausquai has brought the riverbank right up to the building. It is closed for a full renovation, and the cantonal and city parliaments have met provisionally in the converted Bullingerkirche (Rathaus Hard) since February 2023, so the interior is not open to visitors.

The building stands free in the Limmat on a foundation anchored in the river, reached by the Rathausbrücke. Its east portal of black marble from Richterswil carries a Latin inscription and two gilded lions, one holding a sword, the other a palm branch. The 23 ground-floor windows each bear a bust of a Greek, Roman or Swiss hero.