Sobre este lugar
Kramgasse forms the western half of the central axis of the Zähringerstadt, the oldest core of Bern laid out shortly after the city was founded in 1191. Running some 330 metres from the foot of the Zytglogge, it was the marketplace and beating heart of civic life until the nineteenth century. On both sides, continuous sandstone arcades known as Lauben shelter shops and cafés beneath rounded arches, part of a covered network that stretches for roughly six kilometres through the old town. Between 1705 and 1745, the majority of the street's houses were remodelled with elegant Baroque façades, and three ornate fountains punctuate its length. The most famous is the Zähringerbrunnen at the western end, built in 1535, whose armoured bear immortalises the legend of Bern's founder. Together the street, its fountains, and its arcades form a centrepiece of the UNESCO World Heritage old city.
Datos clave
- 330 meters — The length of the arcaded Kramgasse, the western half of Bern's oldest central axis
- 1535 year — Hans Hiltprand crowned the Zähringerbrunnen with an armoured bear honouring Bern's founder
- 6 kilometers — The combined length of Bern's covered arcades, among the longest weatherproof shopping promenades in Europe
📍 Kramgasse, 3011, Bern