Prison Tower

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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: former city gate and fortified tower from the 17th century in the city of Bern, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Kafigturm” and “Käfigturm”
  • Address: Marktgasse 67, Bern, 3011
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Anna Seiler Fountain and Federal Palace of Switzerland.

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

Government building
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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. is situated 180 metres south of Prison Tower.

Photo: Mike Switzerland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 290 metres east of Prison Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loeb-Egge and Marzili.

Locality
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is a locality.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
Photo: Amstuzmarco, Public domain.
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.

Prison Tower

Latitude
46.94815° or 46° 56′ 53″ north
Longitude
7.44398° or 7° 26′ 38″ east
Open location code
8FR9WCXV+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 251236204
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q1588585
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Prison Tower” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “狱塔”
  • Chinese: “监狱塔”
  • Dutch: “Käfigturm”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كافيتيرم”
  • French: “Käfigturm”
  • French: “Tour des Prisons”
  • German: “Käfigturm”
  • Italian: “La Torre delle Prigioni”
  • Italian: “Torre Käfigturm”
  • Korean: “베른 감옥탑”
  • Russian: “Кефигтурм”
  • Slovenian: “Käfigturm”
  • Spanish: “Kafigturm”
  • Spanish: “La Torre de la Prisión”

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