Courtyard fountain St. Mark’s church
Courtyard fountain St. Mark’s church is a work of art in Berne, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern. Courtyard fountain St. Mark’s church is situated nearby to the church Glockenturm, as well as near Reformed Mark’s Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: flat, oval basin on a low base, in the middle with stone sculpture ‘The Wise and Foolish Virgin’, below with two water inlets
- Also known as: “courtyard fountain Markuskirche”, “courtyard fountain St. Mark’s church”, “Hofbrunnen Markuskirche / Die kluge und die törichte Jungfrau”, and “Hofbrunnen St. Mark’s Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stadion Wankdorf and Reformed Mark’s Church.
Stadion Wankdorf
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Wankdorf Stadium is a football stadium in Bern, Switzerland. The second largest all-seater football stadium in Switzerland, it is the home ground of BSC Young Boys. It was also one of the venues for UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Women's Euro 2025. Stadion Wankdorf is situated 630 metres east of Courtyard fountain St. Mark’s church.
Wyler fountain
Fountain
Photo: AnBuKu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wyler fountain is situated 320 metres west of Courtyard fountain St. Mark’s church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Breitenrain and Viererfeld.
Old City
Quarter
Photo: Amstuzmarco, Public domain.
The Old City is the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. Built on a narrow hill bordered on three sides by the river Aare, its compact layout has remained essentially unchanged since its construction during the twelfth to the fifteenth century.
Courtyard fountain St. Mark’s church
- Categories: fountain, statue, and tourism
- Location: Berne, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Berne Region, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.96317° or 46° 57′ 47″ northLongitude
7.45658° or 7° 27′ 24″ eastElevation
555 metres (1,821 feet)Inception
1956Open location code
8FR9XF74+7JOpenStreetMap ID
node 5569004402OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q55726055
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In Other Languages
“Courtyard fountain St. Mark’s church” goes by many names.
- German: “Brunnen Markuskirche”
- German: “Hofbrunnen Markuskirche”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Glockenturm and Sphinx.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Kirche and Kirchgemeindehaus Markus.
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