Yellow Quarter

Yellow Quarter is a quarter in Bern, Canton of Bern and has about 180 residents. Yellow Quarter is situated nearby to Green Quarter, as well as near the locality Loeb-Egge.

Type: Quarter with 180 residents
Description: quarter/‘statistical district’, in the district Innere Stadt (Inner City)/quarter I in the city of Bern, Switzerland
Also known as: “Gelbes Quartier” and “Yellow district”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Clock Tower and Federal Palace - House of Parliament.

Clock Tower

Photo: Mike Switzerland, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Zytglogge is a landmark medieval tower in Bern, Switzerland. Built in the early 13th century, it has served the city as a guard tower, prison, clock tower, centre of urban life and civic memorial.

Federal Palace - House of Parliament

Government building

Photo: Flooffy, CC BY 2.0.

The Federal Palace is a building in Bern housing the Swiss Federal Assembly and the Federal Council. It is the seat of the government of Switzerland and parliament of the country.

Anna Seiler Fountain

Fountain

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Anna-Seiler-Brunnen is a fountain on Marktgasse in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland. It is a Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Old City of Bern.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loeb-Egge and Old City.

Loeb-Egge

Locality

Photo: Mike Switzerland, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Loeb-Egge is a locality.

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.