Historic Cities
Walk Bern in 1750
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Historic Places, Rebuilt · City walk
Patrician Bern, 1750
Bern in 1750 is a compact, patrician-run republic whose authority is written into carved stone, painted fountains and the sober fronts of town palaces. The walk moves from the river's horseshoe bend into the arcaded main streets, past the truncated Munster tower, the granary and the corn market, and finishes on a nearby hill that looks back over the orderly rows of shutters and cobbles.
35 scenes — 22 streets, squares and views, 13 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Bern as it stood in 1750 (“History of Bern”).
The route, scene by scene
- 1. Engehalbinsel Approach
- 2. Nydeggbrücke
- 3. Nydegg Quarter
- ↳ Nydegg Church Nave · interior
- 4. Bärengraben (Bear Pit)
- ↳ Bear-Keeper's Shelter · interior
- 5. Nydeggstalden
- 6. Marktgasse
- ↳ Great Butchers' Hall · interior
- 7. Kramgasse
- ↳ Arcade Cellar Shop · interior
- 8. Zytglogge
- ↳ Zytglogge Clockroom · interior
- 9. Käfigturm
- ↳ Käfigturm Guardroom · interior
- 10. Gerechtigkeitsgasse
- 11. Münsterplatz
- 12. Berner Münster Exterior
- ↳ Carved Choir Stalls · interior
- ↳ West Vestibule Beneath Tympanum · interior
- 13. Rathausplatz
- 14. Rathaus Exterior
- ↳ Council Chamber · interior
- 15. Kornhaus (Granary)
- ↳ Granary Hall · interior
- 16. Kornmarkt (Corn Market)
- ↳ Corn Market Exchange · interior
- 17. Schifflände (Boat Landing)
- 18. Junkerngasse
- 19. Erlacherhof
- ↳ Erlacherhof Salon · interior
- 20. Herrengasse
- 21. Spitalgasse
- ↳ Infirmary Ward · interior
- 22. Gurten Hill View