Chapter house
Chapter house is an office building in Berne, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern which is located on Münsterplatz. Chapter house is situated nearby to the government office Volkswirtschaftsdirektion des Kantons Bern, as well as near the garden Stiftsterrasse.- Type: Office building
- Description: today’s administrative building at Münsterplatz in the old town of Bern, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Stiftsgebaude” and “Stiftsgebäude”
- Address: Münsterplatz 3, Bern, 3011
- Roof shape: hipped
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bern Minster and Einstein House.
Bern Minster
Church
Photo: WillYs Fotowerkstatt, CC BY 3.0.
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.
Einstein House
Museum
Photo: Dsmntl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Einsteinhaus is a museum and a former residence of Albert Einstein. It is located on Kramgasse No. 49 in Bern, Switzerland. A flat on the second floor of the house was occupied by Einstein, his wife Mileva Marić, and their son Hans Einstein from 1903 to 1905. Einstein House is situated 110 metres northwest of Chapter house.
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. Clock Tower is situated 260 metres northwest of Chapter house.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old City and Mattequartier.
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.
Chapter house
- Categories: architectural structure, convent, monastery, administrative building, building, and office
- Location: Berne, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Berne Region, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.94692° or 46° 56′ 49″ northLongitude
7.45091° or 7° 27′ 3″ eastLevels
3Open location code
8FR9WFW2+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 39022237OpenStreetMap feature
building=officeOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hippedWikidata ID
Q2348735
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In Other Languages
“Chapter house” goes by many names.
- German: “Stiftsgebäude”
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