Federal Palace of Switzerland

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government building parliament building seat of parliament

The Federal Palace of Switzerland is the grand parliamentary and governmental complex in Bern that serves as the seat of the Swiss Federal Assembly and Federal Council.

Aliases (5)

Council of States chamber, Federal Palace ×1
Federal Palace in Bern ×1
Federal Palace west wing ×1
National Council chamber in the Federal Palace ×1
Palazzo federale ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government building → parliament building → seat of parliament →
architect	Hans Wilhelm Auer NERFINISHED →
architecturalStyle	Neo-Renaissance →
country	Switzerland →
endDateOfConstruction	1902 →
function	seat of the Federal Council of Switzerland → seat of the Swiss Federal Assembly →
governingBody	Federal Council of Switzerland → Swiss Federal Assembly →
hasArtwork	allegorical sculptures → murals → stained glass windows →
hasDome	true →
hasMottoInscription	Curia Confoederationis Helveticae →
hasOfficialNameInFrench	Palais fédéral →
hasOfficialNameInGerman	Bundeshaus →
hasOfficialNameInItalian	Palazzo federale →
hasOfficialNameInRomansh	Chasa federala →
hasPart	central parliament building → eastern wing → western wing →
hasSquare	Bundesplatz →
heritageDesignation	Swiss cultural property of national significance → part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Bern →
houses	Council of States of Switzerland → Federal Council chambers → National Council of Switzerland →
inaugurationDate	1902 →
locatedIn	Bern → Canton of Bern NERFINISHED → Old City of Bern →
locatedOn	Bundesplatz →
material	sandstone →
near	Bundesgasse → Kochergasse → Swiss Federal Supreme Court (in Lausanne, not adjacent) →
openToPublic	guided tours →
overlooks	Aare River →
ownedBy	Swiss Confederation →
roofFeature	central dome with Swiss coat of arms →
startDateOfConstruction	1894 →
symbolizes	Swiss democracy → Swiss federal state →
usedFor	federal council meetings → official receptions → parliamentary sessions → state ceremonies →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Council of States ("Council of States chamber, Federal Palace") → National Council (Switzerland) → Swiss Federal Assembly → Swiss Federal Council ("Federal Palace west wing") → Swiss federal government →	meetsIn
Council of States → Cussegl federal → Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications → Swiss Federal Council →	seat
Bern → Bern →	hasLandmark
Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research → Federal Department of Finance →	locatedIn
Federal Palace of Switzerland ("Palazzo federale") →	hasOfficialNameInItalian
Bern →	isSeatOf
Bern railway station →	locatedNear
Cussegl federal ("Federal Palace in Bern") →	meetsAt
National Council (Switzerland) ("National Council chamber in the Federal Palace") →	meetsInChamber
Vice President of the Swiss Confederation →	officeLocation