Amthaus fountain

Amthaus fountain is a fountain in Berne, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern. Amthaus fountain is situated nearby to the prison Regionalgefängnis, as well as near Museum of Fine Arts Bern.

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Type: Fountain
Description: fountain with longitudinal rectangular basin, on the long side a fountain shaft with well tube and a rectangular relief plaque ‘Portrait of Paul Klee’ in the city of Bern, Switzerland
Also known as: “Amthausbrunnen” and “Paul-Klee-Brunnen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Fine Arts Bern and Museum of Fine Arts Bern.

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 130 metres southeast of Amthaus fountain.

Museum of Fine Arts Bern

Museum

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Berne Railway Station

Railway station

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Bern railway station serves the municipality of Bern, the federal city of Switzerland. Opened progressively between 1858 and 1860, and rebuilt several times since then, it lies on the Olten–Bern and the Lausanne–Bern lines and is near the end of the Lötschberg line. Berne Railway Station is situated 350 metres southwest of Amthaus fountain.

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.