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朝は鳥のさえずりの中を走り抜けました、ただただ素晴らしい

Enchanted place in the Bremgarten forest

Great all-round view in all directions

The Nydegg Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge in Bern, connecting the Old Town with the opposite bank of the Aare River. It was built between 1840 and 1844 and is approximately 200 meters long. The bridge consists of three arches, with the main arch having a span of nearly 46 meters. The Nydegg Bridge is a significant cultural monument and an important traffic artery in Bern. It offers a beautiful view of the Old Town and the Aare River.

The Minster impresses with its imposing façade and the highest church tower in Switzerland, which reaches a height of 100.6 meters. Particularly noteworthy is the main portal of the Minster, which shows the Last Judgement with over 200 figures. These figures are artfully designed and a true masterpiece of medieval art. The interior of the church is equally impressive, with high vaults, colorful stained glass windows and magnificent choir stalls. The choir area is decorated with beautiful carvings and the organ, which is regularly used for concerts, adds a special richness of sound to the room. A climb up the Minster's tower is an absolute must for every visitor. The steep staircase leads to a viewing platform from which you can enjoy a breathtaking panoramic view of the old town of Bern, the Aare and the surrounding mountains.

Originally a defensive tower, it was converted into a prison in the 13th century and later into a clock tower. Today, it houses one of the oldest astronomical clocks in Switzerland and a carillon. The Zytglogge is famous for its intricate clock, which not only tells the time but also depicts the movements of the sun, moon, and stars. It also features playful figures that move at specific times.

The tower of the Bern Minster is - in addition to its significance as part of a late Gothic church building - a unique vantage point. If you climb the 254 steps of the spiral staircase of the southern stair tower to the first gallery, a wonderful view slowly opens up. Once at the top, you can see the roofs of the old town and the clock tower. On clear days, the magnificent panorama of the Bernese Alps with the striking peaks of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau can be seen to the southeast, and a small section of the Freiburg Alps to the southwest. The Jura ranges are visible to the northeast and northwest.

The fortified tower, which has been extended several times, was built between 1218 and 1220 as the western end of the main street of Bern, a city founded in 1191. With each expansion of the city, which, due to the location of Bern's old town in a bend of the Aare River, could only proceed westward, the tower moved further into the city center, lost its function as a defensive tower, and was subsequently used for other purposes. Before the great city fire of 1405, it served as a prison. Afterward, it was rebuilt as a clock tower – the Zytglogge Tower or simply Zytglogge – using Bernese sandstone. Its clock with striking mechanism displayed the time binding for the entire city. Travel time was measured from the tower. In 1530, the cuboid tower acquired its towering form and a new clock. Decrees and ordinances are posted in the gateway, and since the 18th century, units of measurement for public control have been displayed there. With the late Baroque renovations of 1770/71, it was fully integrated into its surroundings. Source: Wikipedia.