Orphanage (now police barracks)

Orphanage (now police barracks) is a historic building in Bern, Canton of Bern which is located on Waisenhausplatz. Orphanage (now police barracks) is situated nearby to the art gallery Stadtgalerie, as well as near Galerie 3000.

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Type: Historic building
Description: former orphanage and now a police station in the city of Bern, Switzerland
Also known as: “Polizeiwache Waisenhaus”, “Waisenhaus”, and “Waisenhaus Bern”
Address: Waisenhausplatz 32, Bern, 3011

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Fine Arts Bern and Clock Tower.

Museum of Fine Arts Bern

Public building

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The Museum of Fine Arts Bern, established in 1879 in Bern, is the museum of fine arts of the de facto capital of Switzerland. Museum of Fine Arts Bern is situated 110 metres northwest of Orphanage (now police barracks).

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 360 metres southeast of Orphanage (now police barracks).

PROGR

Arts center

Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0.

PROGR is an arts center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loeb-Egge and Old City.

Loeb-Egge

Locality

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Loeb-Egge is a locality.

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.