Zytglogge
The Zytglogge (Bernese German: ; ) is a landmark medieval tower in Bern, Switzerland. Built in the early 13th century, it has served the city as a guard tower, prison, clock tower, centre of urban life and civic memorial.
Key facts
- Historic Site.name
- Zeitglockenturm
- Historic Site.native_name
- Zytglogge
- Historic Site.native_language
- de
- Historic Site.image
- Zytglogge 01.jpg
- Historic Site.image_size
- 200
- Historic Site.caption
- The east front of the Zytglogge at the end of the Kramgasse.
- Historic Site.locmapin
- Switzerland Bern downtown#Canton of Bern#Switzerland
- Historic Site.location
- Old City of Bern
- Historic Site.built
- –20
- Historic Site.architecture
- Medieval structure. External appearance: Baroque with Gothic elements
- Historic Site.governing_body
- City of Bern
- Historic Site.designation1
Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Name
- Exterior
- External structure
- Bells and bell-striker
- Clock faces and façade decorations
- Astronomical clock
- Movement
- Interior
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The Zytglogge (Bernese German: ; ) is a landmark medieval tower in Bern, Switzerland. Built in the early 13th century, it has served the city as a guard tower, prison, clock tower, centre of urban life and civic memorial.
Despite the many redecorations and renovations it has undergone in its 800 years of existence, the Zytglogge is one of Bern's most recognisable symbols and the oldest monument of the city, and with its 15th-century astronomical clock, a major tourist attraction. It is a heritage site of national significance, and part of the Old City of Bern, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.