Main building of the University of Bern

Main building of the University of Bern is a public building in Bern, Canton of Bern. Main building of the University of Bern is situated nearby to the library Juristische Bibliothek JBB, as well as near the university Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research.

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Type: Public building
Description: central building of the University of Bern, Switzerland
Also known as: “Main building of the University of Berne” and “Uni Bern”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Berne Railway Station and Grosse Schanze.

Berne Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Mike Switzerland, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bern railway station serves the municipality of Bern, the federal city of Switzerland. Opened progressively between 1858 and 1860, and rebuilt several times since then, it lies on the Olten–Bern and the Lausanne–Bern lines and is near the end of the Lötschberg line. Berne Railway Station is situated 230 metres southeast of Main building of the University of Bern.

Grosse Schanze

Recreation area

Photo: Chriusha, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grosse Schanze is a recreation area.

Museum of Fine Arts Bern

Public building

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The Museum of Fine Arts Bern, established in 1879 in Bern, is the museum of fine arts of the de facto capital of Switzerland. Museum of Fine Arts Bern is situated 420 metres east of Main building of the University of Bern.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loeb-Egge and Marzili.

Loeb-Egge

Locality

Photo: Mike Switzerland, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Loeb-Egge is a locality.

Marzili

Quarter

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Marzili is a quarter.

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.

Main building of the University of Bern

Categories: built structure, university building, building, and government building
Location: Bern, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Bern Region, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.95053° or 46° 57′ 2″ north

Longitude

7.43809° or 7° 26′ 17″ east

Levels

Operator

University of Bern

Open location code

8FR9XC2Q+66

OpenStreetMap ID

way 25335100

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

Wikidata ID

Q1589476

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Slovenian—“Main building of the University of Bern” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Hoofdgebouw universiteit Bern”
French: “Bâtiment principal de l’Université de Berne”
German: “Hauptgebäude der Universität Bern”
German: “Hauptgebäude Universität Bern”
Italian: “Edificio principale dell’Università di Berna”
Slovenian: “glavna stavba Univerze v Bernu”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Juristische Bibliothek JBB and Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research.

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