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Lindenhof was largely surrounded by water until the early medieval area, which made it an optimal location for early fortified settlements. Archaeologists found remains of a Celtic Oppidum from the 1st century BC and artifacts, dating to 1500 BC, near the Limmat River.

In 15 BC, Augustus's stepsons, Drusus and Tiberius, integrated the territory on the left side of Lake Zurich into the Roman provinces, Raetia and Germania Superior. Several stone buildings from the Roman period were located on and around the hill. It was part of the small vicus Turicum, located on both sides of the Limmat and connected by a Roman bridge located near the present Rathausbrücke.

Using the topography, the Roman military built a citadel on top of the hill in the years of the Roman emperor Valentinian I (364–375) to defend migrations from the North by the Alamanni. It was 4500 sq. meter large and was fitted with 10 towers and two meter-wide walls.

During the Middle Ages, the hilltop leveled fort became the retaining wall and gave the Lindenhof terrace a shape similar to its current one.

Following the demolition of the former royal residence in 1774, the hill—the only public park within the city walls—became an area for public life and relaxation, with dense tree vegetation, stone tables, crossbow stands, and bowling and chess; the latter are still very popular in modern times.

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