Am Rank

Am Rank goes from Niederdorfstrasse to Limmatquai. Before 1863, Limmatquai was ending at the junction of this street in a curve ("Rank"), hence the name. Am Rank also has the distinction of being the first street in the alphabetical order to be in Zürich historical city center!

Blue "Am Rank" sign on a white wall with a lower grey border and a black grid below it

Am Rank in Zürich, direction Niederdorfstrasse: a narrow paved alley between two 5-story building rows, and another light green 5 story-building visible in the street perpendicular to it. Said street has construction work. — Direction Niederdorfstrasse (currently in construction!)

Am Rank in Zürich, direction Niederdorfstrasse: a narrow paved alley between two building rows, with a larger 5-story administrative building visible in the background. — Limmat-side, with the Zürich Amtshaus II (city government building) in the background