UNESCO World Heritage Site (Old City)
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The UNESCO World Heritage Site (Old City) of Bern is the well-preserved medieval core of Switzerland’s capital, renowned for its arcaded streets, sandstone buildings, and distinctive urban layout shaped by the River Aare.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old City of Bern | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
historic city center ⓘ |
| capitalOfContext | capital of Switzerland ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| governedBy | City of Bern authorities ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Nydegg Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Untertorbrücke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBuildingMaterial | local sandstone ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
arcaded streets
ⓘ
cellar and ground-floor commercial spaces ⓘ curving street plan following the Aare peninsula ⓘ distinctive urban layout shaped by the River Aare ⓘ homogeneous architectural style ⓘ narrow streets with arcades ⓘ sandstone buildings ⓘ well-preserved medieval urban fabric ⓘ |
| hasCityGateOrTower |
Käfigturm
ⓘ
Zytglogge ⓘ |
| hasFountain | Renaissance figure fountains ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
early modern reconstruction after fires
ⓘ
medieval origins ⓘ |
| hasMainUse | mixed residential and commercial area ⓘ |
| hasPlanningFeature |
arcaded ground floors along main streets
ⓘ
fortification remnants ⓘ longitudinal main streets with transverse alleys ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| hasProtectionRegime |
Swiss federal heritage protection
ⓘ
canton of Bern ⓘ
surface form:
cantonal heritage protection of Bern
|
| hasReligiousBuilding | Bern Minster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSquare |
Bundesplatz
ⓘ
Münsterplatz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStreetFeature | continuous covered arcades ⓘ |
| hasUrbanForm | medieval core ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint | Aare riverbanks surrounding the peninsula ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
canton of Bern
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
city of Bern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Aare ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bern, Switzerland
ⓘ
surface form:
municipality of Bern
|
| recognizedFor |
coherent medieval townscape
ⓘ
continuity of urban development ⓘ integration of later buildings into medieval layout ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionType | cultural tourism destination ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion | Europe and North America ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStateParty | Switzerland ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.