Clock Tower

The Zytglogge is a landmark medieval in , Switzerland. Built in the early 13th century, it has served the city as a guard tower, , , centre of urban life and civic .
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …stands 50 metres (164 feet) tall
  • …has a pyramidal roof
  • Description: medieval clock tower with astronomical clock and carillon in the city of Bern, Switzerland
  • Address: Bim Zytglogge 3, Bern, 3011
  • Also known as
    “Zytglocke”
    “Zytglogge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Federal Palace - House of Parliament and Einstein House.
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The Federal Palace is a building in housing the Swiss Federal Assembly and the Federal Council. is situated 320 metres southwest of Clock Tower.
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The Einsteinhaus is a museum and a former residence of Albert Einstein. is situated 170 metres east of Clock Tower.
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is a fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old City and Loeb-Egge.
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The is the medieval city center of , Switzerland.
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is a locality.
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is a quarter.

Clock Tower

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Latitude
46.94796° or 46° 56′ 53″ north
Longitude
7.44781° or 7° 26′ 52″ east
Open location code
8FR9WCXX+54
Open­Street­Map ID
way 39374439
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q246105

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“Clock Tower” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ցիտգլոգե”
  • Asturian: “Zytglogge”
  • Azerbaijani: “Sitqlogge”
  • Azerbaijani: “Tsitqlogge”
  • Basque: “Zytglogge”
  • Chinese: “时钟塔 (伯尔尼)”
  • Chinese: “时钟塔”
  • Chinese: “钟楼”
  • Dutch: “Zytglogge”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “زيتجلوج”
  • French: “tour de l’Horloge de Berne”
  • French: “Tour de l’Horloge”
  • French: “Zytglocke”
  • French: “Zytglogge”
  • German: “Zeitglockenturm”
  • German: “Zytglocke”
  • German: “Zytglogge”
  • Hungarian: “Zytglogge”
  • Indonesian: “Zytglogge”
  • Italian: “Torre dell’orologio”
  • Italian: “Torre Zytglogge”
  • Italian: “Zytglocke”
  • Japanese: “チェートクロッケ”
  • Japanese: “ツィットグロッゲ”
  • Japanese: “時計塔”
  • Javanese: “Zytglogge”
  • Korean: “치트글로게(시계탑)”
  • Korean: “치트글로게”
  • Luxembourgish: “Zäitklackentuerm”
  • Minangkabau: “Zytglogge”
  • Polish: “Zytglogge”
  • Russian: “Цитглогге”
  • Slovenian: “Zytglogge”
  • Spanish: “Torre del Reloj”
  • Spanish: “Zytgloggeturm”
  • Swiss German: “Zytglogge”
  • Turkish: “Zytglogge”
  • Ukrainian: “Цитґлоґґе”
  • Western Panjabi: “زائیتگلوگ”

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