1518 Rectangular tower completed 1575 Major construction ends 1528 Converted to the Reformation 1783 Organ installed 1893 Bell tower completed
Associated people
Thomas Wyttenbach
Architecture
Functional status
Active
Heritage designation
Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance
Architect(s)
Matthäus Ensinger
Architectural type
Cathedral
Style
Gothic
Completed
1893
Specifications
Length
84.2 m (276 ft)
Width
33.68 m (110.5 ft)
Nave width
39.37 m (129.2 ft)
Height
20.70 m (67.9 ft)
Number of spires
1
Spire height
100.6 m (330 ft)
Materials
Grey Sandstone
Bells
7
Tenor bell weight
10.5 imperial tonnes
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 started in 1421. Its tower, with a height of 100.6 m (330 ft), was only completed in 1893. It is the tallest cathedral in Switzerland and is a Cultural Property of National Significance.[1]
^"Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance" (PDF). 27 November 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2009.[permanent dead link]
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