Top 12 Castles around Oberengstringen

Swiss National Museum, Zurich The Swiss National Museum houses a unique collection of Swiss cultural history and arts and crafts from its beginnings to the present day. The collection comprises over 870,000 objects and is divided into 14 collections. These collections serve as the source material and starting point for research and exhibitions. Text / Source: Swiss National Museum, Museumstrasse 2, Zurich https://www.landesmuseum.ch/de/ueber-uns/geschichte

History of the National Museum, Zurich The 19th century is generally considered the century of nations and nation-states. While the construction of memorials, monuments, and institutions progressed rapidly in other European countries, the young federal state of Switzerland was reluctant to consider a national museum. Such an undertaking aroused skepticism. There were also very pragmatic reasons: almost every canton possessed its own collections, reflecting the federalist nature of the young nation-state. It was Zurich National Councilor Salomon Vögelin who initiated the discussion about its establishment in 1883, inspired by the success of the national art exhibition at the Swiss National Exhibition in Zurich. After fierce disputes over the location, Zurich prevailed over Lucerne, Basel, and Bern in 1891. The young architect Gustav Gull utilizes various historicizing architectural elements from the late Middle Ages and the modern era: The Swiss National Museum was intended to be a creative unity between collection, exhibition, and architecture. The combination of the museum and the School of Applied Arts fulfills another important principle: to connect schools of applied arts with museums so that the past can serve as a model and inspiration for the students' work. Today, the National Museum Zurich is considered an exceptional 19th-century museum building and a monument of national importance. Opened in 2016, the new building by the Swiss architects Christ & Gantenbein perfectly complements Gustav Gull's building wing. It houses large, flexible exhibition halls, a modern library, and an auditorium for public events. Text / Source: Swiss National Museum, Museumstrasse 2, Zurich https://www.landesmuseum.ch/de/ueber-uns/geschichte

The climb to the castle ruins is very narrow and very steep and so is the descent, but for my effort I once again satisfied my curiosity 🤣😂 and found that the ruins are still there

The old castle tower of Regensberg is well preserved and you can enjoy a wonderful panoramic view.

Regensberg

The National Museum near Zurich's main train station is reminiscent of a fairytale castle. Anyone who enters the courtyard through the archway, which is open to the public, will discover a modern new building that balances out the original building, which is in the historicist style.

You have a great view from the Regensberg castle tower

Founding / National Museum Swiss National Museum Zurich Although for years after the founding of the confederation in 1848 it was not clear whether Switzerland would even build a national museum, in 1891, at the federal level, the canton of Zurich prevailed against the other applicant cities Basel, Bern and Lucerne for the location of a new national museum. The National Museum was accordingly opened in 1898 in a newly built castle-like building by Gustav Gull northwest of the main hall of the main train station near today's Platzspitz park in Zurich. Eugène Ruffy led the festivities for the inauguration of the National Museum on June 25, 1898: In 20 pictures, comparable to the guilds of today's Sechseläuten, the cantons were depicted. Each canton carried an "allegorical wagon" through which a peculiarity of the canton was represented. The procession was led by a "magnificent wagon of Helvetia", and at the end was a wagon with "Turica, the protector of art". Zurich had won a competition against other Swiss cities with the project "Fairy Tale Castle". The building combines the most diverse architectural styles and has therefore been controversial since its inception. However, the Federal Commission for Monument Preservation stated in an expert opinion dated November 27, 1897, with the following words: "With the National Museum as an individual building, Gustav Gull architecturally responds precisely to the task set. The chosen form of a "medieval castle complex" reflects history and makes the complex easily recognizable as a museum building. The building for national history forms an essential counterweight to the main train station, then as now a hub of progressive, future-oriented public transport. With its main courtyard, the complex opens up to the Platzspitz park, which it distinctly closes off towards the city. With a consistent structure around the main courtyard and the entrance courtyard, with a clear floor plan concept that consciously uses exceptional situations, and with striking vertical accents, the museum is powerfully realized, an expression of the self-confident federal state." The tuff stone used for the building comes from Libingen (SG) Text / Source: Wikipedia https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landesmuseum_Z%C3%BCrich