Kornhausplatz

The Kornhausplatz is a plaza in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. It is on the edge of the Zähringerstadt which was built during the founding of the city in 1191, though the plaza wasn't built until later.

Type: Square
Description: public square in Bern’s Old Town, Switzerland
Also known as: “granary place”, “Granary Square”, “Kornhaus place”, “Kornhaus square”, and “Kornhausplatz (Bern)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clock Tower and Bern Theatre.

Clock Tower

Photo: Mike Switzerland, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Bern Theatre

Theater building

Photo: KTB Mitarbeiter, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bern Theatre, known in the city as Stadttheater Bern, is an opera house and theatre in Bern, Switzerland. The theatre works in four areas: Bern Symphony Orchestra, Musiktheater, Schauspiel and Tanz.

Granary

Photo: Raphael Frey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old City and Loeb-Egge.

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.