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Bern Collection (#8)

"Discover the captivating charm of Bern, Switzerland - a city steeped in history and natural beauty

Background imageBern Collection: The Clock Tower, Bern (engraving)

The Clock Tower, Bern (engraving)
5223605 The Clock Tower, Bern (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Clock Tower, Bern)

Background imageBern Collection: Examples of decorative metalwork from buildings in Nimes, France, and Bern, Switzerland (litho)

Examples of decorative metalwork from buildings in Nimes, France, and Bern, Switzerland (litho)
5996434 Examples of decorative metalwork from buildings in Nimes, France, and Bern, Switzerland (litho) by English School

Background imageBern Collection: The Veritable Lame Messenger, Bern (litho)

The Veritable Lame Messenger, Bern (litho)
908296 The Veritable Lame Messenger, Bern (litho) by French School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Messager de Berne - Deckherr, a Montbeliard); The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Background imageBern Collection: Bern, Bear Garden (colour litho)

Bern, Bear Garden (colour litho)
2798139 Bern, Bear Garden (colour litho) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bern, Bear Garden. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageBern Collection: The Snow Bear-Schoolboy pastime near Bern (engraving)

The Snow Bear-Schoolboy pastime near Bern (engraving)
727629 The Snow Bear-Schoolboy pastime near Bern (engraving) by Anker, Albert (1831-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Snow Bear-Schoolboy pastime near Bern)

Background imageBern Collection: The Federal Council-Hall, Bern (engraving)

The Federal Council-Hall, Bern (engraving)
727625 The Federal Council-Hall, Bern (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Federal Council-Hall, Bern)

Background imageBern Collection: View in Bern (engraving)

View in Bern (engraving)
966902 View in Bern (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: View in Bern. Illustration for The World its Cities and Peoples by Edwin Hopper (Cassell)

Background imageBern Collection: The Bern Messenger (litho)

The Bern Messenger (litho)
908297 The Bern Messenger (litho) by French School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Idem - Hinzelin, a Nancy); The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Background imageBern Collection: Eight trees in the mist

Eight trees in the mist
Nic Keller

Background imageBern Collection: The sun in the fog

The sun in the fog
Nic Keller

Background imageBern Collection: Reflection on/of a Streetlight

Reflection on/of a Streetlight
Matthias Lüscher

Background imageBern Collection: A Bridge on the Aar, at the Foot of the Grimsel, in the Canton of Berne, ca. 1775

A Bridge on the Aar, at the Foot of the Grimsel, in the Canton of Berne, ca. 1775

Background imageBern Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20103038

EyeUbiquitous_20103038
Switzerland, Bern, Gadmertal, View west along Upper Gadmertal showing third tunnels on road to Susten Pass. Gadmenflue clifftops against skyline

Background imageBern Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20102631

EyeUbiquitous_20102631
Switzerland, Bern, Grimselsee, Glacial lake viewed from the east above the Grimsel Pass. Peak of Finsteraarhorn partly covered in snow at centre on skyline 4274 metres

Background imageBern Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20102629

EyeUbiquitous_20102629
Switzerland, Bern, Gadmertal, View west along Gadmertal valley over the Lower Susten Pass road with Tallistock at 2580 metres on skyline at right and tree covered lower slopes

Background imageBern Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20102626

EyeUbiquitous_20102626
Switzerland, Bern, River Aare with the Bundeshaus Parliament building beyond

Background imageBern Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20102630

EyeUbiquitous_20102630
Switzerland, Bern, Grimselsee, Glacial lake viewed from the east above the Grimsel Pass. Peak of Finsteraarhorn partly covered in snow at centre on skyline 4274 metres

Background imageBern Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20102627

EyeUbiquitous_20102627
Switzerland, Bern, Brunigen, Small hamlet of Brunigen near town of Meiringen. Cluster of buildings in green valley surrounded by trees with mountain backdrop

Background imageBern Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20102628

EyeUbiquitous_20102628
Switzerland, Bern, Brunigen, Small hamlet of Brunigen near town of Meiringen. Cluster of buildings in green valley surrounded by trees with mountain backdrop

Background imageBern Collection: Aare River with Munster Cathedral and city centre in background, Bern, Canton Bern

Aare River with Munster Cathedral and city centre in background, Bern, Canton Bern, Switzerland, Europe

Background imageBern Collection: Panoramic of Aare River and Untertorbrucke bridge in the Old Town (Altstadt), Bern

Panoramic of Aare River and Untertorbrucke bridge in the Old Town (Altstadt), Bern, Canton Bern, Switzerland, Europe

Background imageBern Collection: The Lütschinen Issuing from the Lower Grindelwald Glacier, 1782-1785, (1946)

The Lütschinen Issuing from the Lower Grindelwald Glacier, 1782-1785, (1946)
The Lutschinen Issuing from the Lower Grindelwald Glacier, 1782-1785, (1946). Mountain scene in the Alps, with the Black Lutschine river which flows from Grindelwald in Switzerland

Background imageBern Collection: Aerial panoramic of Oeschinensee lake surrounded by woods in summer, Bernese Oberland

Aerial panoramic of Oeschinensee lake surrounded by woods in summer, Bernese Oberland, Kandersteg, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Europe

Background imageBern Collection: Clouds at dusk over Oeschinensee lake, Bernese Oberland, Kandersteg, Canton of Bern

Clouds at dusk over Oeschinensee lake, Bernese Oberland, Kandersteg, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Europe

Background imageBern Collection: Trees and pine cones framing Oeschinensee lake at sunset, Bernese Oberland, Kandersteg

Trees and pine cones framing Oeschinensee lake at sunset, Bernese Oberland, Kandersteg, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Europe

Background imageBern Collection: Aerial panoramic of alpine Oeschinensee lake, Bernese Oberland, Kandersteg, Canton

Aerial panoramic of alpine Oeschinensee lake, Bernese Oberland, Kandersteg, Canton of Bern Switzerland, Europe

Background imageBern Collection: High angle view of two hikers walking on path above Oeschinensee lake, Bernese Oberland

High angle view of two hikers walking on path above Oeschinensee lake, Bernese Oberland, Kandersteg, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Europe

Background imageBern Collection: Part of Clock - Berne - 1887. Creator: Unknown

Part of Clock - Berne - 1887. Creator: Unknown
Part of Clock - Berne - 1887. 15th-century astronomical clock and bellworks in the Zytglogge, a medieval clock tower in Bern, Switzerland. Glass lantern slide

Background imageBern Collection: Polyphon gefasstes Weiss (Blanc polyphoniquement serti), 1930. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

Polyphon gefasstes Weiss (Blanc polyphoniquement serti), 1930. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
Polyphon gefasstes Weiss (Blanc polyphoniquement serti), 1930. Found in the Collection of Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern

Background imageBern Collection: Segelschiffe (Bateaux a voile), 1927. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

Segelschiffe (Bateaux a voile), 1927. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
Segelschiffe (Bateaux a voile), 1927. Found in the Collection of Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern

Background imageBern Collection: Das Licht und die Scharfen (La lumiere et les aretes), 1935. Creator: Klee

Das Licht und die Scharfen (La lumiere et les aretes), 1935. Creator: Klee
Das Licht und die Scharfen (La lumiere et les aretes), 1935. Found in the Collection of Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern

Background imageBern Collection: Zur Gruppe geschlungen (Enlaces en un groupe), 1930. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

Zur Gruppe geschlungen (Enlaces en un groupe), 1930. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
Zur Gruppe geschlungen (Enlaces en un groupe), 1930. Found in the Collection of Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern

Background imageBern Collection: Hammamet, 1914. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)

Hammamet, 1914. Creator: Klee, Paul (1879-1940)
Hammamet, 1914. Found in the Collection of Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern

Background imageBern Collection: Young girl with horse and donkey, 1914. Creator: Macke, August (1887-1914)

Young girl with horse and donkey, 1914. Creator: Macke, August (1887-1914)
Young girl with horse and donkey, 1914. Found in the Collection of Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern

Background imageBern Collection: Landscape near Bern, 1817. Artist: Matveyev, Fyodor Mikhailovich (1758-1826)

Landscape near Bern, 1817. Artist: Matveyev, Fyodor Mikhailovich (1758-1826)
Landscape near Bern, 1817. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Background imageBern Collection: Bear Hotel, glacier and Fiescherhorn, Grindelwald, Switzerland, late 19th-early 20th century

Bear Hotel, glacier and Fiescherhorn, Grindelwald, Switzerland, late 19th-early 20th century
The Bear Hotel, glacier and the Grosses Fiescherhorn, Grindelwald, Switzerland, late 19th-early 20th century. The Grosses Fiescherhorn is a mountain peak of the Bernese Alps. Glass lantern slide

Background imageBern Collection: Panoramic view at Oberhofen am Thunersee, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Europe

Panoramic view at Oberhofen am Thunersee, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Europe

Background imageBern Collection: The Nydeggbrücke and cattle market, Bern, Switzerland, 1895. Creator: Unknown

The Nydeggbrücke and cattle market, Bern, Switzerland, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Nydeggbrucke and cattle market, Bern, Switzerland, 1895. Bridges over the river Aare, with cattle being sold in the foreground

Background imageBern Collection: The valley, Grindenwald, Switzerland, 1895. Creator: Unknown

The valley, Grindenwald, Switzerland, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The valley, Grindenwald, Switzerland, 1895. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs: From London Bridge to Charing Cross via Yokohama and Chicago"

Background imageBern Collection: General view of the town of Interlaken, Switzerland, 1895. Creator: Unknown

General view of the town of Interlaken, Switzerland, 1895. Creator: Unknown
General view of the town of Interlaken, Switzerland, 1895. Interlaken, ( between lakes ), is the main transport gateway to the Alpine mountains and lakes of the region

Background imageBern Collection: A curved road built into the side of a mountain next to Lake Thun, Interlaken, Bernese Oberland

A curved road built into the side of a mountain next to Lake Thun, Interlaken, Bernese Oberland, Bern, Switzerland, Europe

Background imageBern Collection: Thun, Evening, c1870, (c1900). Creator: Unknown

Thun, Evening, c1870, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
Thun, Evening, c1870, (c1900). View of the town of Thun near Bern in Switzerland, where the River Aare flows out of Lake Thun. Print after a painting by Alfred William Hunt




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"Discover the captivating charm of Bern, Switzerland - a city steeped in history and natural beauty. From the iconic Reichenbach Falls, where Sherlock Holmes met his demise, to the enchanting Zytglogge astronomical clock in Bern's old town, this European gem offers a plethora of cultural treasures. Immerse yourself in the picturesque views of Bern's old town as it overlooks the tranquil Aare river. The Hotels Viktoria and Jungfrau in nearby Interlaken provide a perfect base for exploring this region's wonders. As you wander through Bern's streets, admire the coat of arms representing various cantons of Switzerland - a colorful reminder of its diverse heritage. Marvel at John Ruskin's depiction of The Valley of Lauterbrunnen from 1866, capturing nature's splendor with breathtaking precision. Art enthusiasts will delight in Paul Klee's masterpiece "Step, " showcasing his unique artistic style that continues to inspire generations. For those seeking adventure, witness an exhilarating outdoor curling match on the frozen ice at Bern. For unparalleled panoramic vistas, ascend Piz Gloria on Mt. Schilthorn via cable car and soak up sweeping views over Muerren and Canton Bern. And don't miss Gelmer Lake nestled amidst Urner Alps - a hidden gem offering serenity amidst nature’s grandeur. Bern is more than just a city; it is an experience that combines history, artistry, and awe-inspiring landscapes. Come explore this Swiss treasure that never fails to captivate.