page_title: Old City (Bern)
section_title: Significant buildings
hierarchical_section_title: Old City (Bern) / Significant buildings
caption_attribution_description: English: Bern Switzerland from OpenStreetMap. Approx borders top:46.9535 left:7.4338 right:7.4615 bottom:46.9405 This map was created from OpenStreetMap project data, collected by the community. This map may be incomplete, and may contain errors. Don't rely solely on it for navigation.
context_page_description: The Old City is the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. Built on a narrow hill surrounded on three sides by the river Aare, its compact layout has remained essentially unchanged since its construction during the twelfth to the fifteenth century. Despite a major fire in 1405, after which much of the city was rebuilt in sandstone, and substantial construction efforts in the eighteenth century, Bern's old city has retained its medieval character.
  The Old City is home to Switzerland's tallest minster as well as other churches, bridges and a large collection of Renaissance fountains. In addition to many historical buildings, the seats of the federal, cantonal and municipal government are also situated in the Old City. It is a UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Site since 1983 due to the compact and generally intact medieval core and is an excellent example of incorporating the modern world into a medieval city. Numerous buildings in the Old City have been designated as Swiss Cultural Properties of National Significance, as well as the entire Old City.
context_section_description: While the entire old town of Bern is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, there are a number of buildings and fountains within the city that merit special mention. All of these buildings are also listed in the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance.
caption: Buildings (Red pog.svg), Churches (RM-2.svg), Towers (Gfi-set01-tower.png), Demolished Towers (Gfi-set01-tower1.png), Bridges (Green pog.svg) and Fountains (Blue pog.svg) in the Old City of Bern
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