Waldleuten guildhall, Architectural heritage building in Old Town of Bienne, Switzerland

The Waldleuten guildhall is a civic building in Bienne's Old Town featuring a prominent ground floor loggia and a facade displaying Gothic characteristics. The structure shows a blend of different architectural styles as it was rebuilt and enlarged across several periods.

The guild used the house on the Ring before 1493 and sold it in 1732, when it moved to the "Krone". Master Michel Wumard rebuilt the corner building in 1562/63 with a ground-floor arcade and an oriel; the oriel gained a storey in 1611, dated "MDCXI" on the guild coats of arms. The baker Ferdinand Bloesch remodelled it in Baroque style in 1808, and the Biel art society bought it in 1898.

The building served as the gathering place for the Waldleuten guild, an association of craftsmen and merchants who shaped the city's economic life. Visitors can see the rooms where guild assemblies met and where important decisions affecting the community were made.

The building is centrally located in Bienne's Old Town and easy to spot while exploring the historic streets. It is now a protected cultural heritage site and stands out immediately due to its distinctive architecture.

The bay window was raised by one storey in 1611; the date "MDCXI" appears on the guild coats of arms carved on it. Its onion dome is said to recall the shape of the trees in the guild's coat of arms, and the exterior carries high-quality blind tracery.