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Fountains In Bern
This is a list of fountains in Bern. The city of Bern, Switzerland, is known for its 16th century fountains, attributed to Hans Gieng. For a description of the 16th century fountains, see the Old City of Bern#Fountains, Old City of Bern. } , - , , Kindlifresserbrunnen , Child Eater or Ogre , 16th century , Hans Gieng , Kornhausplatz , - , , Münzbrunnen , Coin Fountain , , 1789-1792 , , , Schwarztorstrasse , - , , Bernabrunnen , Berna , 1858/1863 , Raphael Christen , Federal Palace , - , , Welttelegrafen-Denkmal , ITU memorial , 1922 , Giuseppe Romagnoli , Helvetiaplatz (Bern), Helvetiaplatz , - , , Weltpostdenkmal , UPU memorial , 1909 , René de Saint-Marceaux , Kleine Schanze References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bern, List Of Fountains In Fountains in Bern, Bern-related lists, Fountains in Bern Lists of buildings and structures in Switzerland, Fountains, Bern Lists of fountains, Bern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bern
Bern (), or Berne (), ; ; ; . is the ''de facto'' Capital city, capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city".; ; ; . According to the Swiss constitution, the Swiss Confederation intentionally has no "capital", but Bern has governmental institutions such as the Federal Assembly (Switzerland), Federal Assembly and Federal Council (Switzerland), Federal Council. However, the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland, Federal Supreme Court is in Lausanne, the Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland, Federal Criminal Court is in Bellinzona and the Federal Administrative Court (Switzerland), Federal Administrative Court and the Federal Patent Court (Switzerland), Federal Patent Court are in St. Gallen, exemplifying the federal nature of the Confederation. With a population of about 146,000 (), Bern is the List of cities in Switzerland, fifth-most populous city in Switzerland, behind Zürich, Geneva, Basel and Lausanne. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 36 municipalities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Münsterplatz (Bern)
The Münsterplatz is a plaza in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. It is part of the Zähringerstadt which was built during the foundation of the old city in 1191. It is located in front of the Cathedral and it is part of the UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Site World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an treaty, international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural ... that encompasses the Old City. History On 11 March 1421 construction began on the cathedral of Bern. Nine years later, in 1430, the church yard of St. Vinzenzen's Church was demolished to make way for a grand plaza in front of the new cathedral. At some time before 1506, two houses on Herrengasse were demolished to allow the plaza to expand westward. It expanded again, at some time before 1528, when three houses in what would beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosesbrunnen
The Mosesbrunnen (Moses Fountain) is a fountain on Münsterplatz in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland. It is a Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Old City of Bern. History The statue dates from 1544. After storm damage it was rebuilt in 1790-1791. The Louis XVI style basin was designed by Niklaus Sprüngli. The statue represents Moses bringing the Ten Commandments to the Tribes of Israel. Moses is portrayed with two groups of rays of light projecting from his head, which represent which tells that after meeting with God the skin of Moses' face became radiant. The twin rays of light come from a longstanding tradition that Moses instead grew horns. Most commentators have simply said that Jerome mistranslated קָרַ֔ן (''qāran'') as “horned” rather than “radiant.” But Bena Elisha Medjuck, a McGill University Department of Jewish Studies graduate student, offered a more complex explanation in h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosesbrunnen02
The Mosesbrunnen (Moses Fountain) is a fountain on Münsterplatz (Bern), Münsterplatz in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland. It is a Swiss Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance, Cultural Property of National Significance and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Old City of Bern. History The statue dates from 1544. After storm damage it was rebuilt in 1790-1791. The Neoclassicism, Louis XVI style basin was designed by Niklaus Sprüngli. The statue represents Moses bringing the Ten Commandments to the Tribes of Israel. Moses is portrayed with Horns of Moses, two groups of rays of light projecting from his head, which represent which tells that after meeting with God the skin of Moses' face became radiant. The twin rays of light come from a longstanding tradition that Moses instead grew horn (anatomy), horns. Most commentators have simply said that Jerome mistranslated קָרַ֔ן (''qāran'') as “horned” rather than “rad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Läuferbrunnen
The Läuferbrunnen (Runner Fountain) is a fountain on Läuferplatz in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland. It is a Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Old City of Bern. History It is located near the Nydegg Church on '' Nydeggstalden''. The trough was built in 1824, but the figure dates from 1545. The Runner has moved several times since its creation, and until about 1663 was known as the ''Brunnen beim unteren Tor'' (Fountain by the lower gate). Originally the ''Läuferbrunnen'' had an octagonal trough and a tall, round column. The trough was replaced with a rectangular trough before 1757 which was replaced in 1824. The round column was replaced with the current square limestone Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (mater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerechtigkeitsgasse
The Gerechtigkeitsgasse ("Justice Alley") is one of the principal streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. Together with its extension, the ''Kramgasse'', it is the heart of the inner city.Hofer, 74 Hans Gieng's most famous fountain figure, the statue of Lady Justice on the ''Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen (Berne), Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen'', commands the view of the street's gentle slopes and curves. The Gerechtigkeitsgasse and its buildings are a Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance, heritage site of national significance and part of the UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Site that encompasses the Old City. Topography The Gerechtigkeitsgasse is long. It is the eastern half and the oldest part of the central East-West axis of the city's oldest neighbourhood, the ''Zähringerstadt'', built right after the founding of the city in 1191. It continues to the west as the ''Kramgasse'' after being crossed by the ''Kreuzga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen (Bern)
The Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen (Fountain of Justice) is a 16th-century fountain in the ''Gerechtigkeitsgasse'' in the Old City (Bern), Old City of Bern, Switzerland. It is the only Bernese fountain to retain all original design elements, and is listed as a Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance, cultural heritage of national significance. Thanks to its namesake figure, Hans Gieng's famous statue of Lady Justice, the ''Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen'' surpasses all other Bernese fountains in artistic merit. The iconic figure was copied throughout Switzerland up until the middle of the 17th century. The statue is a copy of the original, which was largely destroyed by vandals in 1986. Fountain The fountain consists of an octagonal main basin and two smaller spillover basins. The main basin, made out of unadorned limestone plates held together with an iron ring, bears the date of one of the renovations, MDCCCXLV.Hofer, 318. In the centre of the main basin, bron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berner Iustitia
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