Bierhübeli

Until 1988, the hall was used for association gatherings and restaurant operations and could be rented for different purposes.

1. 1727Brewer Johannes Ziegler bought an orchard and opened a restaurant serving beer. The restaurant gave Bierhübeli its name.
2. 1847A fire destroyed the building, which stood unused for several years.
3. 1868Niklaus Stuber bought the building and reopened it as a restaurant.
4. 1870A music pavilion was built in the garden for the first concerts. The entrance sign “Since 1870” refers to them.
5. 1880Bierhübeli hosted exhibitions presenting people from outside Europe to European audiences. An August 1880 event presented people from Kassala with an animal caravan. The exhibitions promoted racist and colonial ideas that helped justify colonial rule.