Wattenwyl House

Wattenwyl House is an apartment building in Berne, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern. Wattenwyl House is situated nearby to the art gallery DuflonRacz, as well as near the apartment building Jenner house.

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Type: Apartment building
Description: city palace on Gerechtigkeitsgasse in the old town of Bern, Switzerland
Also known as: “house Gerechtigkeitsgasse 40” and “Marcuard house”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clock Tower and Bern Minster.

Clock Tower

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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. Clock Tower is situated 520 metres west of Wattenwyl House.

Bern Minster

Church

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Bern Minster is a Swiss Reformed cathedral in the old city of Bern, Switzerland. Built in the Gothic style, its construction started in 1421. Its tower, with a height of 100.6 m, was only completed in 1893. Bern Minster is situated 270 metres southwest of Wattenwyl House.

Church of the Antonites

Chapel

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Church of the Antonites is a chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mattequartier and Old City.

Mattequartier

Quarter

The Mattequartier is a historic neighbourhood on the Aare riverfront in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland.

Old City

Quarter

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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.