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, prison, clock tower, centre of urban life and civic .
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: medieval clock tower with astronomical clock and carillon in the city of Bern, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Zytglogge”
  • Address: Bim Zytglogge 3, Bern, 3011
  • Roof shape: pyramidal

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Einstein House and Federal Palace of Switzerland.

Museum
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The Einsteinhaus is a museum and a former residence of Albert Einstein. It is located on Kramgasse No. 49 in , 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. is situated 170 metres east of Clock Tower.

Government building
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The Federal Palace is a building in housing the Swiss Federal Assembly and the Federal Council. It is the seat of the government of Switzerland and parliament of the country. is situated 320 metres southwest of Clock Tower.

Fountain
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is a fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old City and Loeb-Egge.

Quarter
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The is the medieval city center of , Switzerland. Built on a narrow hill bordered on three sides by the river , its compact layout has remained essentially unchanged since its construction during the twelfth to the fifteenth century.

Locality
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is a locality.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Clock Tower

Latitude
46.94796° or 46° 56′ 53″ north
Longitude
7.44781° or 7° 26′ 52″ east
Height
50 metres (164 feet)
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
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­pyramidal
Wiki­data ID
Q246105
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Satellite Map

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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: “Zytglogge”
  • German: “Zeitglockenturm”
  • German: “Zytglogge”
  • Hungarian: “Zytglogge”
  • Indonesian: “Zytglogge”
  • Italian: “Torre dell’orologio”
  • Italian: “Torre Zytglogge”
  • 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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