Bern Cathedral
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The Bern Münster Cathedral of St. Vincent is the most impressive late-Gothic building in the city and the largest and most important late medieval church in Switzerland. From this highest church tower in Switzerland you may admire a magnificent view.
The three-aisled basilica without a transept towers above the roofs of the old town is the largest religious building in Switzerland. Construction started in 1421 with builders working on this masterpiece over successive generations. The steeple was only completed in 1893.
From the church tower, you can enjoy a magnificent view over the city as far as the Bernese Mittelland and the snow-capped mountains of the Bernese Oberland.
An outstanding feature is the main portal, where you can admire the depiction of the Last judgment - the only image that was spared the iconoclasm of the Reformation. 344 steps above the entrance gets you to the lookout point: the 100-meter-high cathedral tower.
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Contact
Berner Münster
Münsterplatz 1
Infostelle
3011
Bern
Switzerland
Phone
+41 (0)31 312 04 62
infostelle@bernermuenster.ch
bernermuenster.ch
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