Canton of Bern
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Federal Palace of Switzerland

The Federal Palace is a building in housing the Swiss Federal Assembly and the Federal Council. It is the seat of the government of Switzerland and parliament of the country.
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  • Type: Government building
  • Description: federal building in Bern, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Bundeshaus – Parlamentsgebäude” and “Federal Palace - House of Parliament”
  • Address: Bundesplatz 3, Bern, Bern, 3011
  • Roof shape: dome

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bundesplatz and Clock Tower.

Square
The is the Government Plaza in , the de facto capital city of Switzerland. It is situated in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern.

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The Zytglogge is a landmark medieval in , Switzerland. Built in the early 13th century, it has served the city as a guard tower, prison, , centre of urban life and civic . is situated 320 metres northeast of Federal Palace of Switzerland.

The Käfigturm is a Baroque tower in , . It is part of the UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Site of the Old City of Bern and the tower is a Cultural Property of National Significance. is situated 180 metres north of Federal Palace of Switzerland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loeb-Egge and Marzili.

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is a locality.

Quarter
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The is the medieval city center of , Switzerland. Built on a narrow hill bordered on three sides by the river , its compact layout has remained essentially unchanged since its construction during the twelfth to the fifteenth century.

Federal Palace of Switzerland

Latitude
46.9465° or 46° 56′ 47″ north
Longitude
7.44422° or 7° 26′ 39″ east
Elevation
527 metres (1,729 feet)
Levels
6
Height
64 metres (210 feet)
Open location code
8FR9WCWV+HM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 254958900
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­government
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­dome
Geo­Names ID
12489826
Wiki­data ID
Q30911
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Federal Palace of Switzerland” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “القصر الاتحادي”
  • Armenian: “Շվեյցարիայի դաշնային պալատ”
  • Arpitan: “Palès fèdèrâl”
  • Asturian: “Palaciu federal de Suiza”
  • Azerbaijani: “İsveçrə Federal sarayı”
  • Basque: “Suitzako Jauregi Federala”
  • Belarusian: “Федэральны палац”
  • Belarusian: “Фэдэральны палац Швайцарыі”
  • Belarusian: “Фэдэральны палац”
  • Catalan: “Palau Federal de Suïssa”
  • Chinese: “联邦宫”
  • Czech: “Bundeshaus”
  • Czech: “Federální palác”
  • Czech: “Spolkový dům”
  • Dutch: “Parlementsgebouw (Bern)”
  • Dutch: “Parlementsgebouw van Bern”
  • Dutch: “Parlementsgebouw”
  • Finnish: “Bundeshaus”
  • French: “Palais fédéral - Palais du parlement”
  • French: “Palais fédéral”
  • German: “Bundes-Rathaus”
  • German: “Bundeshaus - Parlamentsgebäude”
  • German: “Bundeshaus Ost”
  • German: “Bundeshaus West”
  • German: “Bundeshaus”
  • German: “Parlamentsgebäude”
  • Greek: “Ομοσπονδιακό Παλάτι της Ελβετίας”
  • Hebrew: “הארמון הפדרלי של שווייץ”
  • Italian: “Palazzo federale - Palazzo del parlamento”
  • Italian: “Palazzo federale”
  • Japanese: “スイス国会議事堂”
  • Japanese: “連邦院”
  • Korean: “분데스 하우스 - 국회 의사당”
  • Mazanderani: “فدرال عمارت”
  • Persian: “کاخ فدرال”
  • Polish: “Bundeshaus (Berno)”
  • Polish: “Bundeshaus”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio Federal da Suíça”
  • Russian: “Федеральный дворец”
  • Slovenian: “švicarska zvezna palača”
  • Spanish: “Palacio federal - Edificio del parlamento”
  • Spanish: “Palacio federal de Suiza”
  • Spanish: “Palacio Federal de Suiza”
  • Swedish: “Federala palatset”
  • Swedish: “Förbundshuset”
  • Swedish: “Förbundspalatset”
  • Swiss German: “Bundeshuus”
  • Tatar: “Эсвичрә фидирәл сарае”
  • Turkish: “İsviçre Federal Sarayı”
  • Ukrainian: “Федеральний палац Швейцарії”
  • Vietnamese: “Cung điện Liên bang Thụy Sĩ”
  • Vietnamese: “Cung điện Liên bang”
  • Welsh: “Palas Ffederal y Swistir”
  • Welsh: “Y Bundeshaus”
  • Western Panjabi: “سوس جٹ کعر”

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