Bern Minster (German: Berner Münster) is a Swiss Reformed cathedral (or minster) in the old city of Bern, Switzerland. Built in the Gothic style, its construction...
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Suicide barrier (section Bern Minster Terrace)
have suicide rates half those of Canadian-born. A study of the Minster Terrace in Bern, Switzerland, found a barrier eliminated suicides on that site...
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include: Basel Minster Bern Minster Essen Minster Freiburg Minster Konstanz Minster Salem Minster Ulm Minster Radolfzell Minster [de] "Minster". Oxford English...
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Bern (Swiss Standard German: [bɛrn] , German: [bɛʁn]), or Berne (French: [bɛʁn] ), is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal...
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Luxembourg in 1433 The Reichssturmfahne in a stained glass window in Bern Minster, ca. 1450. Imperial coat of arms of Frederick III (r. 1452–1493) in the...
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of the Helvetic Republic, the catholic community of Bern held mass in the choir of the Bern Minster until 1803. Beginning in 1804 they moved to the French...
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the "Trinity Bell" and it shares the same note as the Great Bell of Bern Minster. Two more bells are housed in the two tower lanterns. From a music theory...
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gothic building in Switzerland) Bern Minster (tallest cathedral in Switzerland) St. Pierre Cathedral in Geneva Basel Minster Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox...
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Oswald in Zug Basel Minster, gothic west façade and towers Late Gothic Minster at Bern Gothic stained glass in the choir of the Bern Minster Late Gothic Fribourg...
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the Bern Minster. City and cantonal governments moved out in 1414 and it was used as a school until 1468, when it was demolished to expand the Bern Minster...
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buildings held this title. The tallest church building in the world is the Ulm Minster (161.5 m), the main Lutheran congregation in Ulm, Germany. The tallest...
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Emil Theodor Kocher (category Scientists from Bern)
second son). Theodor Kocher was born on 25 August 1841 in Bern and baptized in the local Bern Minster on 16 September 1841. Together with the family, he moved...
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served as canon (custodian) at the Collegiate Church St. Vincent (Bern Minster) in Bern. From 1520, he worked in Biel until his death. In the early summer...
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the eighteenth century, Bern's old city has retained its medieval character. The Old City is home to Switzerland's tallest minster as well as other churches...
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Reformed Church Bözen Reformed Church Kirchberg Reformed Church Umiken Bern Minster Mann, Thomas, The Magic Mountain (Two Volumes), 1962 for The Limited...
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are the cloisters. Basel Minster Basel Religious 1019–1500 Basel Town Hall Basel Civic 1504–1514 Bern Minster Altstadt, Bern Religious 1421–1893 Also...
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Münsterplatz may refer to: Münsterplatz (Bern) Münsterplatz (Basel), a city square in Basel Minster Münsterhof, a town square in Zürich This disambiguation...
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Rüeggisberg (redirect from Rüeggisberg (Bern))
incorporated into the newly built college of the Augustinian Canons of Bern Minster. By 1532, when much of the town was destroyed in a fire, the Priory was...
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Niklaus Manuel Deutsch (category Artists from Bern)
cemetery in Bern (1516/7) The NMD initials with Swiss degen, signature of his ornamental painting of ceiling of the choir in Bern Minster (1516/7) Beheading...
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Rüeggisberg Priory (category Buildings and structures in the canton of Bern)
incorporated into the newly-built college of the Augustinian Canons of Bern Minster. By 1532, when much of the town was destroyed in a fire, the Priory was...
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the bells every hour. He built a mechanism to do it for him. Wimborne Minster Astronomical Clock, Dorset Norwich Cathedral astronomical clock, Norfolk...
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Aare (category Rivers of the canton of Bern)
great Aargletschers (Aare Glaciers) of the Bernese Alps, in the canton of Bern and west of the Grimsel Pass. The Finsteraargletscher and Lauteraargletscher...
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Röthenbach im Emmental (redirect from Röthenbach im Emmental (Bern))
incorporated into the newly built college of the Augustinian Canons of Bern Minster. In 1494 the Priory church of St. Mary and the parish church of St. Stephen...
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Lauperswil (redirect from Lauperswil (Bern))
parish was dissolved and the village church came under the control of the Bern Minster. Lauperswil has an area of 21.19 km2 (8.18 sq mi). As of 2012, a total...
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Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen (category History of Bern)
years to complete. The church admired for its steeple is known as Freiburg Minster. Berthold married Clementia, daughter of Stephen III of Auxonne. Their...
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Köniz Castle (category Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Bern)
next century, Bern struggled to regain religious authority over itself. The first step was beginning construction of the Bern Minster in 1421. In 1485...
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century) Wells. The Wells Cathedral clock (1386–1392) Wimborne Minster. The Wimborne Minster astronomical clock (14th century) Durham. Prior Castell's Clock...
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Hans Nussdorf (section Basler minster)
stonemasons. Hans left Basel and became involved in the construction of the Minster of Bern, while Friedrich stayed in Basel and built the baptismal font for the...
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years as pastor in Bruchsal. In 1516 he became cathedral preacher of Basel Minster.: 111 Here he made the acquaintance of Zwingli and began to correspond...
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Basel includes the Swiss cantons of Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Jura, Lucerne, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Thurgau, and Zug. Jakob Christoph...
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