Bern Town Hall, Town hall in White Quarter, Switzerland
The stone building features a Renaissance-style front porch with ornate carvings leading to the second floor of the governmental structure.
The public building, completed in 1415 by architects Heinrich Gongelbach and Hans Goetzel, incorporates both Romanesque and Gothic architectural elements.
The interior rooms contain detailed wood paneling and frescoes that illustrate important events and figures from the canton's governmental history.
The structure maintains regular opening hours for visitors and serves as the meeting location for weekly town council sessions and cantonal parliament gatherings.
Located on the elevated bank of the Aare River, the building offers views of the medieval city layout from multiple vantage points.
Location: Bern
Accessibility: Rollstuhlgerecht
Part of: list of cultural properties in Bern / Inner City (East), Old City of Bern
Address: Rathausplatz 2, 3011 Bern 3011
Website: https://sta.be.ch/de/start/themen/rathaus.html
GPS coordinates: 46.94867,7.45232
Latest update: March 6, 2025 07:35
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