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charles
October 6, 2025
Hiking
This is the Meret Oppenheim fountain at Waisehausplatz and not the Dutch Tower as wrongly described
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Arno
October 28, 2018
Hiking
The Dutch Tower stands near the Prison Tower; both were part of Bern's city fortifications.
Bernese officers serving in the Dutch army brought tobacco products to Switzerland. They gathered in the top room of this tower to consume tobacco together.
Bernese officers serving in the Dutch army brought tobacco products to Switzerland. They gathered in the top room of this tower to consume tobacco together.
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Roger
April 14, 2019
Hiking
The Dutch Tower is a tower of the old city fortifications located at Waisenhausplatz in the old town of Bern.
The Dutch Tower was built around 1256 as a defensive …
The Dutch Tower was built around 1256 as a defensive …
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