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The VenueThe symposium takes place at the University of Bern, Departement of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freiestrasse 3, 2012 BernA map can be found here: http://www.dcb.unibe.ch/content/lageplan/index_ger.html  University of Bern. Source: Abteilung Kommunikation der Universität Bern |
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The city of
Bern is the Bundesstadt (federal city, de facto capital) of
Switzerland, and, with (as of December 2009) a population of 131,000,
the fourth most populous city in Switzerland. Bern is also the capital
of the Canton of Bern, the second most populous of Switzerland's
cantons.
The structure of Bern's city centre is largely medieval and has been recognised by UNESCOWorld Heritage Site. Perhaps its most famous sight is the Zytglogge (Bernese German for "Time Bell"), an elaborate medieval clock tower with moving puppets. It also has an impressive 15th century Gothic cathedral, the Münster, and a 15th century town hall. Thanks to 6 kilometres of arcades, the old town boasts one of the longest covered shopping promenades in Europe. Since the 16th century, the city has had a bear pit (the Bärengraben). The extended and renewed pit off the far end of the Nydeggbrücke actually contains four bears, including two young. |
 Zytglogge.
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Wikipedia, Author Daniel Schwen
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 Bundeshaus Bern, Source Wikipedia, Author Raphael Frey |
The
Federal Palace
(Bundeshaus), built from 1857 to 1902, which houses the national
parliament, government and part of the federal administration, can also
be visited. Albert Einstein lived in an apartment at the Kramgasse 49, the site of the Einsteinhaus, from 1903 to 1905, the year in which the Annus Mirabilis Papers were published. |