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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}{{Use British English|date=August 2017}}{{GeoGroupTemplate}}This is a list of towers in Bern. As the city of Bern in Switzerland grew, gatehouse towers and other defensive towers were built. Many of the towers have been rebuilt multiple times and served many different purposes over the centuries since Bern's founding. For more information on the history of the UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Site of Bern, see Old City of Bern. | Image | Name | Year built | Year demolished | Height | Street/Square | Coordinates | Notes |
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| Blutturm | | | | | | | | Christoffelturm | 1344 and 1346 | 1865 | Spitalgasse | Demolished to make room for train station. | | Dittlingerturm | | | | | | | | Felsenburg | 1260-1270 | | | Klösterlisturz 2 | 46|56|58|N|7|25|31|E|region:CH-BE_type:landmark}} | | | Holländerturm | 1230 or early 17th Century | | | Waisenhausplatz 15 | 46|56|55|N|7|26|38|E|region:CH-BE_type:landmark}} | The exact age of the tower is unclear. The name means Dutch tower and refers to a Bernese mercenary commander who bought the tower after service in Holland. | | Innere Aarbergertor | | | | | | | | Käfigturm | 1256
rebuilt 1642-1645 | first tower 1640 | 49|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Marktgasse | 46|56|54|N|7|26|38|E|region:CH-BE_type:landmark}} | First tower demolished in 1640. Second tower started in 1642. Name means prison or cage tower. | | Zytglogge | 1218–1220 | | 54.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Kramgasse | 46|56|53|N|7|26|52|E|type:landmark_region:CH-BE}} | Name means clock tower. Features a large clock, a smaller astronomical clock and moving figures. |
ReferencesExternal links- {{commonscat-inline|Towers in Bern}}
{{Old City of Bern|state=uncollapsed}} 2 : Bern-related lists|Lists of buildings and structures in Switzerland |