page_title: Haus zum Rüden
section_title: Building
hierarchical_section_title: Haus zum Rüden / History / Building
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Das de:Zunfthaus zum Rüden am Limmatquai in Zürich um 1898
context_page_description: The Haus zum Rüden building is the assembly hall of the Gesellschaft zur Constaffel and one of the historically notable buildings in Zürich, Switzerland. It is situated at the Limmatquai promenade in Zürich, Switzerland, opposite of the Münsterhof plaza respectively the Zunfthaus zur Meisen, and neighboured by the Zimmerleuten, Kämbel and Saffran guild houses.
context_section_description: The Rüden building is first mentioned in 1358 and 1377 in the Fraumünster census. From 1401 when it was sold the Constaffel members, the building was known as the "Trinkstube der Herren zum Rüden". The name "zum Rüden" derives from the wolf hound, which was adopted in the heraldry of the Constaffel as a symbol of aristocratic hunting rights. In 1868 the Rüden building was sold by the then Adelige Gesellschaft (noble society) to the city of Zürich, and in 1937 it was acquired again by the current Gesellschaft zur Constaffel. The building houses also a restaurant of the higher price class.
caption: Rüden building in 1898
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