A foundation plan dating from the 12th century still intact combined with urban décor matches the needs in time. With its continuous renewal, the historic center of Bern has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983.
Berne is the only historic center of Switzerland that is qualified by UNESCO site "whose disappearance would be an irreparable loss to the world." The city is determined to keep this prestigious status.
It tightened its retention policy to define a balance between the demands of modern life and those of the preservation of its heritage. The historic center "can and must be used, but it should never be distorted," says the attendant communal monuments, Jean-Daniel Gross.
The Bernese live, work and play in this medieval structure. Apartments, offices, shops, restaurants, bars, cinemas, hotels and theaters, all that is multiethnic and globalized contemporary society, finds its natural place in very old buildings, including traditional cellars with direct access from Street, originally created to store wine and wheat.
A homogeneous diversity :
"The buildings of the old town, a variety of periods, include 15th-century arcades and fountains from the 16th century."
"Most of the medieval town was restored in the 18th century but has retained its original character." What was the most important city-state north of the Alps in 1536-1798 represents a control rigor and urban structure the Middle Ages. If the late baroque architecture dominates, eras various elements are also present.
Strolling through the streets, so the visitor sees centuries of history through such monuments, towers, and the public and private buildings, corporate brands and eleven unique fountains dating from the 16th century, ten of whom are still crowned with their original statue.
At first glance, it seems a perfectly homogeneous whole. In reality, the facades of gray-green sandstone have a wide variety of forms and a profusion of ornament sometimes surprising.
Reflecting a prosperity without ostentation, these massive buildings are like safes protecting the treasures that lie within. For, in the privacy of their palaces, Bernese patricians gave vent to the expression of their opulence. These solid and sober walls conceal courtyards, gardens, pavilions stucco, frescoes, chandeliers and furniture of great price.
World Heritage :
Among the objectives of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) the safeguard of cultural and natural heritage that has an "outstanding universal value."
In 1972, members of UNESCO adopted an International Convention that establishes the creation of a list of world heritage. The signatory States undertake to protect sites in their territory. So far the list includes almost 900 sites in 140 countries. Among those, figure: BERN, capital of Switzerland.
The old city, founded in 1191 by Duke Berthold V of Zahringen stands above a bend in the river Aare. The river seems to embrace the city protectively. Situated on a natural terrace is now setting its value beauty, the city obtained at the time of this morphological feature advantage for defense.
In these times of wars and invasions, this strip of land in promontory indeed had the enormous advantage of being protected on three sides by the river. That left only one there to build defensive walls.
Bern was built on the basis of a longitudinal plane adapted to the topography, with a wide main street in the center and narrower side streets. Homes, very deep, all follow the same longitudinal path from east to west. The plan left no room for a tangle of alleys.
The city has developed, or rather extended in three successive phases. Over the centuries, buildings have undergone transformations, but the elements and all the structural features of the foundation plan have been preserved until today.
Bern is also characterized by numerous exhibitions including, the historical museum, the natural sciences, the fine arts and the Alpin. It is also the center of government a few steps from the central station stands the palace headquarters of the federal parliament.
Einstein's house.
Initially, the houses of the city were built of wood. Then a fire destroyed two-thirds of the city in 1405, rebuilt in the Bernese sandstone. It was at this time began the realization of arcades, so characteristic of the city.
In total, Bern six kilometers of arcades, the utility has been praised by one of the most famous inhabitants of the city: "I love Bern. It is an old town, authentic and cheerful. (...) The ancient arcades flanking both sides of the streets used to get from one point to another in the pouring rain practically without getting wet, "Albert Einstein wrote to his future wife, Maeva Maric, the February 4, 1902, shortly after his arrival in the federal city.
It is in the heart of the old town, where he lived, that the genius of physics has developed one of his revolutionary theories. Years later, the evidence was made that the theory of relativity was born at number 49 Rue Kramgasse. An apartment that has been converted into a small museum.
But this is only one of many tourist attractions in the historic center. Among other buildings for cultural or religious nature, one can not miss the buildings dedicated to politics, since Bern is also the capital of the Confederacy.
The rooster crows three times always
Can anyone that explores the world heritage alone, or with a guided tour audio guides provided by the local tourist office, which is certain is that, through the streets, "Qu one fills the eyes of beauty. "
Visitors flock especially to admire the clock tower, which is the main element of the second fortification of the city, built between 1218 and 1220 and amended several times. The Clock Tower attracts crowds mainly due to an exceptional mechanism, carried out between 1527 and 1530 that operates the hammer of the bell, the two clocks, astronomical clock and chime with a cock crowing three once every hour.
The center also home markets flowers including daffodils that display their colors. The walking onions, or the most famous is: The Christmas. The capital city is a gateway to the Alps, the heart of Switzerland. It can be reached by car, train or bus.
"Federal City" ... Under the weight of words, looks like a significant dozing. But in the shadow of the Federal Palace, the medieval village was able to play the invention and dynamism. It took thirty years of controversy so that the place that opens to the Federal Palace in the heart of the capital, features a rejuvenated look. Strengthens its national symbolism!
Bern, capital of Switzerland is not only a political and diplomatic metropolis but also, thanks to its central location, a destination that many like to visit. A few steps from Geneva, Zurich and Basel; it is the ideal starting point for trips and excursions through Switzerland.
The romantic medieval streets still retain today the imprint of the glory days of Berne between the 14th to the 16th century. But Bern has never lost its luster past-medieval image of the city once home today, unchanged.
She invites you to stroll and shop and many outdoor cafes you linger. A visit to Zytglockenturnm, the cathedral, the bear pit or the amazing views of the rose garden will be a memorable event for everyone visiting the city of Bern.
The Highlands have a reputation for small things, but that's because they are proud of their city, the River Aare is a joy. The streets are alive in the morning and flower markets await shoppers in a charming setting.
The rose garden with 250 varieties of roses including 200 different irises are numbers that will even dream hotel Aghlen paradise Ysguen Although the Zab. The Rose Garden offers a unique view of the old city. There opposite the "Rosengarten restaurant" where you can enjoy on the terrace a refined and inventive cuisine.
Marzili is a great pool fed by the waters of the Aare River. Admission is free, which is not anything in Switzerland. Once you have the chance to be there, do the entire way. Distract yourself out there and get carried away by a gentle current.
Kornhausekeller is a very elegant restaurant. A huge rustic cellar of the city, as it does not exist like this in Europe. As you descend the stairs you believe in a cathedral. But here we are tasted that good food specialties or exceptionally Italian Switzerland.
Other Swiss attractions imperative.
cultural Heritage
- Convent of St. Gallen,
- Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair,
- Castles of Bellinzona
- Vineyard terraces of Lavaux
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula Pass and Bernina.
- The Chronicle watch La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle.
-The Castle of Gruyere.
natural Heritage
- Region Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn glacier
- Monte San Giorgio,
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona.
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Berne is the only historic center of Switzerland that is qualified by UNESCO site "whose disappearance would be an irreparable loss to the world." The city is determined to keep this prestigious status.
It tightened its retention policy to define a balance between the demands of modern life and those of the preservation of its heritage. The historic center "can and must be used, but it should never be distorted," says the attendant communal monuments, Jean-Daniel Gross.
The Bernese live, work and play in this medieval structure. Apartments, offices, shops, restaurants, bars, cinemas, hotels and theaters, all that is multiethnic and globalized contemporary society, finds its natural place in very old buildings, including traditional cellars with direct access from Street, originally created to store wine and wheat.
A homogeneous diversity :
"The buildings of the old town, a variety of periods, include 15th-century arcades and fountains from the 16th century."
"Most of the medieval town was restored in the 18th century but has retained its original character." What was the most important city-state north of the Alps in 1536-1798 represents a control rigor and urban structure the Middle Ages. If the late baroque architecture dominates, eras various elements are also present.
Strolling through the streets, so the visitor sees centuries of history through such monuments, towers, and the public and private buildings, corporate brands and eleven unique fountains dating from the 16th century, ten of whom are still crowned with their original statue.
At first glance, it seems a perfectly homogeneous whole. In reality, the facades of gray-green sandstone have a wide variety of forms and a profusion of ornament sometimes surprising.
Reflecting a prosperity without ostentation, these massive buildings are like safes protecting the treasures that lie within. For, in the privacy of their palaces, Bernese patricians gave vent to the expression of their opulence. These solid and sober walls conceal courtyards, gardens, pavilions stucco, frescoes, chandeliers and furniture of great price.
World Heritage :
Among the objectives of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) the safeguard of cultural and natural heritage that has an "outstanding universal value."
In 1972, members of UNESCO adopted an International Convention that establishes the creation of a list of world heritage. The signatory States undertake to protect sites in their territory. So far the list includes almost 900 sites in 140 countries. Among those, figure: BERN, capital of Switzerland.
The old city, founded in 1191 by Duke Berthold V of Zahringen stands above a bend in the river Aare. The river seems to embrace the city protectively. Situated on a natural terrace is now setting its value beauty, the city obtained at the time of this morphological feature advantage for defense.
In these times of wars and invasions, this strip of land in promontory indeed had the enormous advantage of being protected on three sides by the river. That left only one there to build defensive walls.
Bern was built on the basis of a longitudinal plane adapted to the topography, with a wide main street in the center and narrower side streets. Homes, very deep, all follow the same longitudinal path from east to west. The plan left no room for a tangle of alleys.
The city has developed, or rather extended in three successive phases. Over the centuries, buildings have undergone transformations, but the elements and all the structural features of the foundation plan have been preserved until today.
Bern is also characterized by numerous exhibitions including, the historical museum, the natural sciences, the fine arts and the Alpin. It is also the center of government a few steps from the central station stands the palace headquarters of the federal parliament.
Einstein's house.
Initially, the houses of the city were built of wood. Then a fire destroyed two-thirds of the city in 1405, rebuilt in the Bernese sandstone. It was at this time began the realization of arcades, so characteristic of the city.
In total, Bern six kilometers of arcades, the utility has been praised by one of the most famous inhabitants of the city: "I love Bern. It is an old town, authentic and cheerful. (...) The ancient arcades flanking both sides of the streets used to get from one point to another in the pouring rain practically without getting wet, "Albert Einstein wrote to his future wife, Maeva Maric, the February 4, 1902, shortly after his arrival in the federal city.
It is in the heart of the old town, where he lived, that the genius of physics has developed one of his revolutionary theories. Years later, the evidence was made that the theory of relativity was born at number 49 Rue Kramgasse. An apartment that has been converted into a small museum.
But this is only one of many tourist attractions in the historic center. Among other buildings for cultural or religious nature, one can not miss the buildings dedicated to politics, since Bern is also the capital of the Confederacy.
The rooster crows three times always
Can anyone that explores the world heritage alone, or with a guided tour audio guides provided by the local tourist office, which is certain is that, through the streets, "Qu one fills the eyes of beauty. "
Visitors flock especially to admire the clock tower, which is the main element of the second fortification of the city, built between 1218 and 1220 and amended several times. The Clock Tower attracts crowds mainly due to an exceptional mechanism, carried out between 1527 and 1530 that operates the hammer of the bell, the two clocks, astronomical clock and chime with a cock crowing three once every hour.
The center also home markets flowers including daffodils that display their colors. The walking onions, or the most famous is: The Christmas. The capital city is a gateway to the Alps, the heart of Switzerland. It can be reached by car, train or bus.
"Federal City" ... Under the weight of words, looks like a significant dozing. But in the shadow of the Federal Palace, the medieval village was able to play the invention and dynamism. It took thirty years of controversy so that the place that opens to the Federal Palace in the heart of the capital, features a rejuvenated look. Strengthens its national symbolism!
Bern, capital of Switzerland is not only a political and diplomatic metropolis but also, thanks to its central location, a destination that many like to visit. A few steps from Geneva, Zurich and Basel; it is the ideal starting point for trips and excursions through Switzerland.
The romantic medieval streets still retain today the imprint of the glory days of Berne between the 14th to the 16th century. But Bern has never lost its luster past-medieval image of the city once home today, unchanged.
She invites you to stroll and shop and many outdoor cafes you linger. A visit to Zytglockenturnm, the cathedral, the bear pit or the amazing views of the rose garden will be a memorable event for everyone visiting the city of Bern.
The Highlands have a reputation for small things, but that's because they are proud of their city, the River Aare is a joy. The streets are alive in the morning and flower markets await shoppers in a charming setting.
The rose garden with 250 varieties of roses including 200 different irises are numbers that will even dream hotel Aghlen paradise Ysguen Although the Zab. The Rose Garden offers a unique view of the old city. There opposite the "Rosengarten restaurant" where you can enjoy on the terrace a refined and inventive cuisine.
Marzili is a great pool fed by the waters of the Aare River. Admission is free, which is not anything in Switzerland. Once you have the chance to be there, do the entire way. Distract yourself out there and get carried away by a gentle current.
Kornhausekeller is a very elegant restaurant. A huge rustic cellar of the city, as it does not exist like this in Europe. As you descend the stairs you believe in a cathedral. But here we are tasted that good food specialties or exceptionally Italian Switzerland.
Other Swiss attractions imperative.
cultural Heritage
- Convent of St. Gallen,
- Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair,
- Castles of Bellinzona
- Vineyard terraces of Lavaux
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula Pass and Bernina.
- The Chronicle watch La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle.
-The Castle of Gruyere.
natural Heritage
- Region Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn glacier
- Monte San Giorgio,
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona.
Source : http://goo.gl/5nnuj3
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