Apollostrasse

Apollostrasse goes from Forchstrasse to Minervastrasse. It is named after the Greek god Apollo; Greek mythology is a naming theme in the vicinity.

"Apollostrasse" blue street sign in front of tram cables and a building in the background.

A light brown-red building on a street corner, with rectangular bay windows topped by a cloister vault roof and arched doors and windows on the ground floor. In the far end of the picture, a part of a white church is visible.

Low rises building windows, with balconies with metallic grids and plants, with a tree partly hiding them.

A sandstone church with a church tower topped by tented roof and a cross. The entrance is a wide staircase ending on a round arched door; there's a round arched window on top of it.

St Anton church

A narrow street in a city between 4-5 story buildings, with cars parked under trees on the left side.

A blue sign that reads "1913 von Max Josef Wörtmann für den Bauunternehmer J. Pfenninger als Teil des Mehrfamilienhauszeile Apollostrasse 4-8 erbaut. 1918 Umbau des alkoholfreien Restaurants im Erdgeschoss zo einem Ladengeschäft. Die fassaden der dreiteiligen Häsergruppe sind mit Vor- und Rücksprüngen und plastischem Bauschmuck in Heimatstil-Formen gestaltet, ein markenter Runderker betont die Ecksituation von Nummer 8. Unter Denkmalschutz seit 2013."

Translates as "Built in 1913 by Max Josef Wörtmann for the entrepreneur J. Pfenninger as a part of an apartment building row on Apollostrasse. The alcohol-free restaurant on the ground floor was transformed in 1918 to shops. The facades of the three-part house groups are design with protrusions, hollow spaces, and Heimatstil ornaments; an oriel window emphasizes the corner of Number 8. Under monument protection since 2013."

An ornate building with oriel windows and arches.

Aforementioned Apollostrasse 8

A white, green-brown and a blue facade of 5-story buildings with balconies and vegetation

Tags: Hirslanden, Hottingen, church