Swiss National Library

Swiss National Library is a public building in Bern, Canton of Bern. Swiss National Library is situated nearby to Swiss Literary Archives, as well as near the government office Bundesamt für Kultur.

Opening hours:
Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
Sunday: closed
Type: Public building
Also known as: “Gebäude Schweizerische Landesbibliothek” and “NB”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Natural History Museum of Bern and Museum of Communication.

Natural History Museum of Bern

Museum

Photo: Rick Thorne, Public domain.

The Natural History Museum of Bern is a museum in Bern, Switzerland. In its teaching and research it cooperates closely with the University of Bern. It is visited by around 131,000 people yearly.

Museum of Communication

Museum

Photo: Museum für Kommunikation, Bern, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Museum of Communication is an interactive museum dedicated to the subject of communication in Bern, Switzerland. In 2019 it was awarded the Council of Europe Museum Prize.

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 190 metres north of Swiss National Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marzili and Old City.

Marzili

Quarter

Photo: Cece, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.

Marzili is a quarter.

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.

Swiss National Library

Categories: building and government building
Location: Bern, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Bern Region, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.94135° or 46° 56′ 29″ north

Longitude

7.44976° or 7° 26′ 59″ east

Levels

Open location code

8FR9WCRX+GW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 40859920

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

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In Other Languages

From French to Italian—“Swiss National Library” goes by many names.

French: “Bibliothèque nationale suisse”
German: “Schweizerische Nationalbibliothek”
Italian: “Biblioteca nazionale svizzera”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Swiss National Library and Swiss Literary Archives.

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