Helvetiaplatz
Helvetiaplatz is a square in Berne, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern. Helvetiaplatz is situated nearby to the museum Kunsthalle Bern, as well as near the university Mediothek Institut für Weiterbildung und Medienbildung.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Square
- Description: public square in the city of Bern, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Helvetiaplatz (Bern)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kunsthalle Bern and Swiss Alpine Museum.
Kunsthalle Bern
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kunsthalle Bern is a Kunsthalle on the Helvetiaplatz in Bern, Switzerland. It was built in 1917–1918 by the Kunsthalle Bern Association and opened on October 5, 1918.
Swiss Alpine Museum
Museum
The Swiss Alpine Museum is a museum focusing on the relationship between mountains and people, culture, and nature in the Swiss Alps. It is located at Helvetiaplatz 4 in Bern.
Bern Historical Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bern Historical Museum is the second largest historical museum in Switzerland. It was designed by the Neuchâtel architect André Lambert and built in 1894. Bern Historical Museum is situated 110 metres south of Helvetiaplatz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marzili and Old City.
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.
Mattequartier
Quarter
The Mattequartier is a historic neighbourhood on the Aare riverfront in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland.
Helvetiaplatz
- Category: locality
- Location: Berne, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Berne Region, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.94392° or 46° 56′ 38″ northLongitude
7.44908° or 7° 26′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8FR9WCVX+HJOpenStreetMap ID
way 266767212OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q1604636
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Helvetiaplatz” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Helvetiaplatz”
- Catalan: “Helvetiaplatz”
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- Croatian: “Helvetiaplatz”
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- German: “Helvetiaplatz”
- Hungarian: “Helvetiaplatz”
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- Irish: “Helvetiaplatz”
- Italian: “Helvetiaplatz”
- Korean: “헬베티아 광장”
- Latvian: “Helvetiaplatz”
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- Luxembourgish: “Helvetiaplatz”
- Narom: “Helvetiaplatz”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Helvetiaplatz”
- Polish: “Helvetiaplatz”
- Portuguese: “Helvetiaplatz”
- Romanian: “Helvetiaplatz”
- Romansh: “Helvetiaplatz”
- Russian: “Гельвецияплац”
- Slovak: “Helvetiaplatz”
- Slovenian: “Helvetiaplatz”
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- Swedish: “Helvetiaplatz”
- Tahitian: “Helvetiaplatz”
- Turkish: “Helvetiaplatz”
- Welsh: “Helvetiaplatz”
- “Helvetiaplatz”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mediothek Institut für Weiterbildung und Medienbildung and Church of Christian Science (1926).
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