© M.A. · Public domainStadion WankdorfBernStadion Wankdorf stands in Bern, Switzerland’s capital, on flat ground in the city’s north-east. It is the second largest all-seater football stadium in the country and has been the home of BSC Young Boys since 2005. The site once held the old Wankdorf Stadium, where the 1954 FIFA World Cup final took place. That… read moreOpen place
© Twenty-nine at de.wikipedia · Public domainWankdorf StadiumBernWankdorf Stadium stands in Bern, Switzerland, on flat ground in the Bern-Mittelland district. It was the home of BSC Young Boys and hosted major football finals. The first stadium opened in 1925 with space for 22,000 spectators. By 1939 its capacity grew to 42,000 after expansions. A new stadium built for the 1954… read moreOpen place
© Flooffy · CC BY 2.0Federal Palace of SwitzerlandBernThe Federal Palace in Bern is a symmetrical complex more than 300 metres long. It stands on the edge of the Old City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on a slope called the Federal Terrace. The building houses the Swiss Federal Assembly and the Federal Council, the country’s legislature and executive. Three linked wings… read moreOpen place
© Travus (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0Circuit BremgartenBremgarten bei BernThe Bremgarten-Rundstrecke was a motorsport race track built in 1931 in the Bremgartenwald, a forest north of Bern. It hosted the Swiss Grand Prix for cars from 1933 to 1954 and the Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix in several years. The circuit had no straight sections, only a series of high-speed corners through the… read moreOpen place
© Sandstein · Public domainSwiss National LibraryBernThe Swiss National Library stands in Bern, part of the Federal Office of Culture. Its Modernist building on Hallwylstrasse was designed in the New Objectivity style and opened in 1931. The library preserves Helvetica, all publications connected with Switzerland, and keeps them accessible to the public. Underground… read moreOpen place
© de:Benutzer:Amstuzmarco · Public domainOld City of BernBernThe Old City of Bern stands on a narrow hill peninsula where the Aare river curves round three sides. Its medieval street grid, laid out between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries, still follows the original plan. After a great fire in 1405 most of the wooden houses were rebuilt in sandstone, preserving the compact,… read moreOpen place
© Mike Lehmann, Mike Switzerland 13:37, 2… · CC BY-SA 3.0ZytgloggeBernThe Zytglogge is a medieval tower in Bern, Switzerland. Built in the early 13th century, it once formed part of the city’s western fortifications. The tower has served many roles over the centuries, including guard tower, prison, and clock tower. It remains one of Bern’s most recognisable landmarks and a key tourist… read moreOpen place
© Wladyslaw Sojka · CC BY-SA 3.0Bern MinsterBernThe Bern Minster stands on the southern edge of Bern’s old town, a Gothic cathedral whose construction began in 1421. It occupies the southern side of the Aare peninsula, facing Münsterplatz to the south and Münsterplattform behind. The building is a three-aisled basilica without a transept, measuring 84.2 metres long… read moreOpen place
© Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0Zentrum Paul KleeBernThe Zentrum Paul Klee stands on the eastern edge of Bern, designed by Renzo Piano. Its three curved buildings rise and fall like hills, blending into the surrounding landscape. The museum holds about forty per cent of Klee’s entire painted work. Nearly 690 pieces came from his daughter-in-law Livia Klee-Meyer in 1997.… read moreOpen place
© Sandstein · CC BY-SA 3.0PostFinance ArenaBernThe PostFinance Arena stands in Bern, Switzerland, as an indoor venue mainly used for ice hockey. Originally opened in 1967 as Eisstadion Allmend, it later became known as Bern Arena before adopting its current name. The arena is home to SC Bern, one of Switzerland’s most successful ice hockey teams. Its most striking… read moreOpen place
