List of towers in Bern

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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.

ImageNameYear builtYear demolishedHeightStreet/SquareCoordinatesNotes
Blutturm Blutturm Bern 01 10.jpg
Blutturm
Blutturm
Christoffelturm Christoffelturm1860.jpg
Christoffelturm
Christoffelturm 1344 and 13461865 Spitalgasse Demolished to make room for train station.
Dittlingerturm Dittlingerturm Grundmauern 01.jpg
Dittlingerturm
Dittlingerturm
Felsenburg Bern - Felsenburg2.jpg
Felsenburg
Felsenburg 1260-1270Klösterlisturz 2 46°56′58″N7°25′31″E / 46.94944°N 7.42528°E / 46.94944; 7.42528
Hollanderturm Hollanderturm.jpg
Holländerturm
Holländerturm 1230 or early 17th Century Waisenhausplatz 15 46°56′55″N7°26′38″E / 46.94861°N 7.44389°E / 46.94861; 7.44389 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 Das Innere Aarbergertor von Norden (1784).JPG
Innere Aarbergertor
Innere Aarbergertor
Kafigturm Bern Kaefigturm.jpg
Käfigturm
Käfigturm 1256
rebuilt 1642-1645
first tower 164049 m (161 ft) Marktgasse 46°56′54″N7°26′38″E / 46.94833°N 7.44389°E / 46.94833; 7.44389 First tower demolished in 1640. Second tower started in 1642. Name means prison or cage tower.
Zytglogge Zytglogge 01.jpg
Zytglogge
Zytglogge 1218–122054.5 m (179 ft) Kramgasse 46°56′53″N7°26′52″E / 46.94806°N 7.44778°E / 46.94806; 7.44778 Name means clock tower. Features a large clock, a smaller astronomical clock and moving figures.

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