Old City of Berne

World Heritage

Switzerland

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Bern was founded in the 12th century on a hill surrounded by the Aare River. Over the centuries, Bern has been planned with great consistency. The buildings in the old town date from different periods, including 15th-century arcades and 16th-century fountains. Most of the medieval town was restored in the 18th century, but it still retains its original appearance.

# 12th century

# aare

# Coherent planning

# 15th century arcade

# 16th century fountain

# 18th century restoration

The north face of the Parliament Building showing the connection to the two flanking Bundesrathaus...

Nydegg Church

The Mattequartier and the old city seen from the east, c. 1820

Statues representing the Last Judgement, over the main portal of the Münster of Bern

The Läufer (Runner) Fountain

Bern's old city as seen from across the Aare

The Aare wraps around the Old City of Bern, pictured here is the old stone bridge at Nydegg

The Zytglogge as shown on a 1542 glass painting

The Zytglogge's west façade in 1830, after the 1770 restructuring

Map of the city from 1638 showing the Old City as well as later defensive fortifications to the east...

The Viertel and Quartiere of the old city

Dome of the Federal Palace. The name Jura can be read at the bottom of the picture, indicating where...

Buildings (), Churches (), Towers (), Demolished Towers (), Bridges () and Fountains () in the Old ...

Map of the Old City

Arcade in the Old City of Bern

An illustration of the Large and Small Redoubts (Schanzen) added from 1622 to 1634

The Christoffelturm about 5 years before its removal

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Information extracted from Wikidata

country	Switzerland
located in the administrative territorial entity	Costești-Blidaru Dacian fortress
executive body	Old City of Bern
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/03cwvf5
Commons category	Old City of Bern
PCP reference number	9554
coordinate location	Point(7.450277777 46.948055555)
topic's main category	Category:Old City of Bern
heritage designation	Fort Batenstein
area	84.684

image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bern%20luftaufnahme-2num.jpg
media legend	Bern's old city as seen from across the Aare
start time	1983-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name	مدينة برن القديمة
official name	Old City of Berne
official name	Ciudad vieja de Berna
official name	Vieille ville de Berne
official name	ベルン旧市街
official name	Oude stad van Bern
official name	Старый город в Берне
official name	伯尔尼古城