RESTORED: 5/20/22
I apologize that it took me this long to get something out about this latest TEMPLE OF BAAL event. I have been very busy and was not even aware they were taking it to Switzerland. You know I would have been on it, if I could. BUT GOD, had other things on my plate at the time.
It still is was very important for me to research this event and share with you my findings. I will start out as I usually do on these BAAL events by listing the holidays and unholy days occurring in the same time frame. In today’s world, it seems we have some kind of holiday EVERY DAY, and for some of the silliest reasons! That is just Satan’s way of keeping your focus off of GOD’S appointed days.
I found so many things related to the event at BERN. I have already posted a series on TIME, that came out of my initial investigation into this topic. If you have not reviewed that series yet, I suggest that you do so. It is very important and very much related to the TEMPLE OF BAAL. God gave me some awesome revelation while creating that series. I hope you pick up on it.
Anyway here goes…
Temple of BA’AL – Bern, Switzerland – June 12 – 24, 2019
16: Father’s Day (are you of your Father the Devil? Or … are you a child of YaHovah?)
17: Full moon–Strong Sun Moon at 4:31 am. June is full of long, light-filled days, and the nights are short and warm. This month’s magical workings are perfect for maintaining and enhancing things you already have. (It is well known that the full moon affects people on a spiritual and behavioral level, this is due to activity of demonic spirits summoned by spiritists at the full moon.)
17: Birthday of Wiccan author Starhawk (this is important because people who practice pagan witchcraft find it important and so they will be actively practicing magick.)
21: Litha, the summer solstice (summer and winter solstice are THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT times of the year for Pagans, Witches and the Illumined Ones.)
Jun 21 date varies
Feast Day (Summer Solstice)
orgies
oral, anal, vaginal animal and/or human sacrifice
any age (male or female or animal)
21: Yule (Southern Hemisphere), the winter solsticeThese unholy days should be obvious to anyone who is awake. These were all feasts that occurred during the timeframe that the Arch was in BERN..
House of Ra: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. House of Re (Ra). (from the Cairo Calendar)
House of Asar: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. House of Asar (Osiris). (from the Cairo Calendar
House of Heru: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. House of Heru-sa-Aset (Horus the Younger). (from the Cairo Calendar)
Feast of Neteret Hathor: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day.
Lesser Quinquartrus of Minerva: Roman holy day.
Roman information
Id. Ivn. the Ides of June Month: Ivnivs or Junius
The Ides was originally the Full Moon on the early Roman lunar calendar. The Latin word idus means “half division” of a month and comes from an older Etruscan word meaning “divide”. The Ides occurred on the 15th day of March, May, July, and October, and on the 13th day of all other months. The Romans considered the ides to be a particularly auspicious (good) day, dedicated to Jupiter, the Roman King deity.
The Roman month of Junius is named for Juno. June was sacred to Juno, Roman Queen Goddess.
The earliest Roman months were lunar. According to Roman mythology, the ten month solar calendar aligned to the vernal equinox was introduced by Romulus, the founder of Rome, around 753 BCE. In Romulus’ calendar, June (the fourth month) had 30 days. Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numa’s calendar, June had 29 days. Gaius Julius Caesar, as Pontifex Maximus (supreme bridge-builder, a religious title), reorganized the calendar on the first day of 45 BCE. In Caesar’s calendar (the Julian Calendar), June had 30 days. Caesar’s calendar was calculated by Sosigenes, an Egyptian astrologer/astronomer. In 8 BCE, Augustus Caesar fixed errors by pontiffs after Julius’ death and made other minor modifications, resulting in the modern Western calendar. The modern Gregorian Calendar, named for Roman Catholic Pope Gregory the Thirteenth, was a realignment in 1582.
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THE DEVIL IS DOING…FLIP FLOPPING EVERYTHING. REVERSING AND AND TURNING IT UPSIDE DOWN. GOOD IS NOW EVIL AND EVIL IS GOOD. WOE, WOE, WOE.
SAINTS ARE REALLY EVIL SPIRITS NOT THE SOULS OF DEAD HUMANS. DEAD HUMANS ARE IN THEIR HOLDING PLACE AND DON’T REQUIRE ADORATION. THERE IS SOMETHING REALLY EVIL ABOUT THE SPIRIT ARDORED ASST JOHN. RESEARCH IT.
Breaking Israel News: A recent display in Switzerland brought together elements of a New World Order, Idolatry, and experiments in Quantum physics.
Ten days ago, a 20 foot-tall replica of Roman Victory Arch of Palmyra was unveiled for a 12 day display in Bern, Switzerland commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Swiss Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The date seems random however June 21 is the summer solstice, a major day in the calendar for the form of idolatry which focuses on sun-worship.
Its current location in Bern brings it to within 100 miles of The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known by the acronym CERN, which operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. CERN performs the most cutting edge experiments in quantum physics, some of which are quite controversial. In 2009, Sergio Bertolucci, Director for Research and Scientific Computing at CERN, briefed reporters about some of the possible implications of an experiment labeled AWAKE. He speculated that the experiment could possibly open portals into the “unknown”.
“Out of this door might come something, or we might send something through it,” Bertolucci was quoted as saying. more …
“That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun.”
Palmyra, the home of the original arch for two millennia, was a major center for idolatry, specifically the worship of Ba’al, also known as Moloch. A fitting symbol for the godless UN and especially for the anti-Semites of UNESCO.
Molech was an Ammonite god who required propitiatory child sacrifice. A couple sacrificed their firstborn by burning the child on a metal idol of Molech, believing that Molech would ensure financial prosperity for the family and future children.
The Israelites were strictly forbidden to practice this form of worship, Leviticus 20:2
“Again, you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘Whoever of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who [a]dwell in Israel, who gives any of his descendants to Molech, he shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him with stones.”
“They built high places for Baal in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molech, though I never commanded — nor did it enter my mind — that they should do such a detestable thing and so make Judah sin.”
In the Molech sacrifices loud drums and celebrating drowned out the gruesome sounds of burning children. After the January 22, 2019 vote in New York passing a law allowing abortion dismemberment up until birth, this video circulated the internet showing hundreds of people cheering loudly in favor of the decision.
“Is there anything of which it may be said, “See, this is new”? It has already been in ancient times before us. There is no remembrance of former things, Nor will there be any remembrance of things that are to come By those who will come after.”Ecclesiastes 1:10
A recent display in Switzerland brought together elements of a New World Order, Idolatry, and experiments in Quantum physics. Ten days ago, a 20 foot-tall replica of Roman Victory Arch of Palmyra was unveiled for a 12 day display in Bern, Switzerland commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Swiss Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The date seems random however June 21 is the summer solstice, a major day in the calendar for the form of idolatry which focuses on sun-worship. Its current location in Bern brings it to within 100 miles of The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known by the acronym CERN, which operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. CERN performs the most cutting edge experiments in quantum physics, some of which are quite controversial. In 2009, Sergio Bertolucci, Director for Research and Scientific Computing at CERN, briefed reporters about some of the possible implications of an experiment labeled AWAKE. He speculated that the experiment could possibly open portals into the “unknown”. “Out of this door might come something, or we might send something through it,” Bertolucci was quoted as saying… (READ MORE)
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JEREMIAH 29:10
This is what the LORD says: “When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place.
This first video is posted just to let you get a feel for the area we will be covering in this series. Through the video you will briefly visit several of the towns that will appear later in the articles, including BERN. Don’t miss the chance to take this tour. Get a flavor for the people and the places. View the architecture, the landscape, and the culture. You will even get to watch a bit of their Carnival Celebration. A tour of the Alps from the comfort of your livingroom.
70th Anniversary of the Swiss Commission for UNESCO
IDA’s replica of the Triumphal Arch of Palmyra travels to Bern, Switzerland, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Swiss Commission for UNESCO. The Arch was unveiled on June 13, 2019 and will remain in Bern’s Casinoplatz until June 24. Read about the event in Le Matin and Basellandschaftliche Zeitung.
For human dignity, against ignorance — 70 years of Switzerland’s commitment to UNESCO
ERECTING THE ARCH IN BERN
THE OTHER GOLDEN BOY – Trump/Johnson/Michel
These three guys were all in play when this business started and they are still all in play. I find it amusing. Donald Trump/Boris Johnson/Roger Michel
From 17th to 20th June 2019 in Bern, the Swiss Commission for UNESCO will celebrate its 70th anniversary. This anniversary corresponds to the accession of Switzerland to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 1949. Five thematic conferences will be held in a marquee erected especially for this occasion on the Waisenhausplatz in Bern. In conjunction with this event, a large-scale replica of the Triumphal Arch of Palmyra, Syria, made by the Institute for Digital Archaeology (Oxford) will be unveiled on June 13th on Bern’s Casinoplatz.
Part of a UNESCO World Heritage property, just like the Clock Tower of the Old City of Bern, this monument — which today lies in ruins — symbolises the fragility of our humanity. The city of Berne, a signatory of the Geneva Declaration for cities united in solidarity for the protection of human rights and cultural heritage, is giving its full support to the organisation of this jubilee.
Knowledge is fundamental to the dignity of individuals and the prosperity of societies. Likewise, peace can only be achieved through the sharing of knowledge and mutual respect. This is the vision that led to the creation of UNESCO at the end of the Second World War — a vision for peace that Switzerland, in a spirit of multiculturalism, neutrality and social responsibility, adopted in 1949 by joining this multilateral organisation and establishing its own National Commission for UNESCO.
70 years on, significant progress has been made, but some challenges still remain, and new challenges have emerged. Illiteracy still affects more than 750 million people globally and 10% of the Swiss population. Less than 30% of researchers worldwide are women. Freedom of expression, artistic freedom, and the freedom to carry out research is under pressure as a result of oppressive security measures and ideologies. Existing measures for the protection of natural and cultural heritage are inadequate to hold off the threats they face from wanton destruction and declining biodiversity. The information revolution has made people more aware than ever of these challenges but also presents its own challenges: just as information now spreads at lightspeed around the world, so too does disinformation.
In the context of multilateral crisis, what actions can UNESCO and its partners undertake to help reduce inequalities and identify tensions in an increasingly interconnected world? How can Switzerland help to build bridges and restore a constructive dialogue, both globally and nationally, through collaborations in the fields of education, science, culture, and communication?
As part of Switzerland’s 70th anniversary celebrations at UNESCO, the Swiss Commission for UNESCO is organising five thematic conferences that will address different challenges, each from a particular angle. These conferences will be held between 18th and 20th June in a specially erected marquee on the Waisenhausplatz in Bern. Registration is available at www.unesco.ch. The marquee will also host an exhibition and open public exchange from 9.30 am to 7 pm on Tuesday June 18th and Wednesday June 19th and from 9.30 am to 2 pm on Thursday June 20th.
On 17th June, an official opening ceremony (by invitation) will be held at the Kornhauskeller in the presence of Federal Councilor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Mr Alec von Graffenried, Mayor of the City of Bern, and Mr Frimin Matoko, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO for Africa and External Relations.
Media interested in covering the unveiling of the Arch on 13th June at 10 am, the opening ceremony on 17th June at 6 pm, or the conferences from 18th to 20th June are invited to register via info@unesco.ch.
For further information: Jeanne Berthoud, +41 58 464 10 67
NB: A press release from the DFAE on the 70th anniversary of Switzerland’s accession to UNESCO will be available on 17th June.
The installation of the Arch of Palmyra in Berne forms part of the celebrations surrounding the 70th anniversary of the Swiss Commission for UNESCO (the United Nations Organization for Education, Science, Culture and Communication). Since 1949, the Commission has been striving at the national level to advance UNESCO’s mission to achieve peace through the protection of heritage and to promote knowledge and knowledge-sharing. The city of Berne, a signatory of the Geneva Declaration “Human Rights and Cultural Heritage: committed cities working together”, gives its full support to the organization of this jubilee and is proud to underline its commitment to peacebuilding and protection of cultural heritage at risk through this initiative.<
This comes from Breaking News Israel.
“It’s current location in Bern brings it to within 100 miles of The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known by the acronym CERN, which operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. CERN performs the most cutting edge experiments in quantum physics, some of which are quite controversial. In 2009, Sergio Bertolucci, Director for Research and Scientific Computing at CERN, briefed reporters about some of the possible implications of an experiment labeled AWAKE. He speculated that the experiment could possibly open portals into the “unknown”.
“Out of this door might come something, or we might send something through it,” Bertolucci was quoted as saying. Other experiments raised concerns that black holes might suddenly appear with unknown consequences.
In addition to being rooted in idolatry, the recreated arch is emerging as a symbol for world government, reappearing in several venues hosting world government summits. It was erected to inaugurate the World Government Summit in Dubai in February 2017, an event that brings together leaders in business, technology, and politics from around the world. The arch was then erected in Italy in May 2017 for the G7 Summit, a meeting of the leaders of the seven largest economies in the world representing more than 64 percent of the net global wealth.
Rejecting idolatry should be a universal concern. Judaism does not desire for non-Jews to convert to Judaism but the third Noahide law is a prohibition against idolatry.“
A recent display in Switzerland brought together elements of a New World Order, Idolatry, and experiments in Quantum physics. Ten days ago, a 20 foot-tall replica of Roman Victory Arch of Palmyra was unveiled for a 12 day display in Bern, Switzerland commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Swiss Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The date seems random however June 21 is the summer solstice, a major day in the calendar for the form of idolatry which focuses on sun-worship. Its current location in Bern brings it to within 100 miles of The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known by the acronym CERN, which operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. CERN performs the most cutting edge experiments in quantum physics, some of which are quite controversial. In 2009, Sergio Bertolucci, Director for Research and Scientific Computing at CERN, briefed reporters about some of the possible implications of an experiment labeled AWAKE. He speculated that the experiment could possibly open portals into the “unknown”. “Out of this door might come something, or we might send something through it,” Bertolucci was quoted as saying… (READ MORE)
For he built again the high places which Chizkiyahu his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal. II Kings 21:3
A recent display in Switzerland brought together elements of a New World Order, Idolatry, and experiments in Quantum physics. Ten days ago, a 20 foot-tall replica of Roman Victory Arch of Palmyra was unveiled for a 12 day display in Bern, Switzerland commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Swiss Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The date seems random however June 21 is the summer solstice, a major day in the calendar for the form of idolatry which focuses on sun-worship. Its current location in Bern brings it to within 100 miles of The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known by the acronym CERN, which operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. CERN performs the most cutting edge experiments in quantum physics, some of which are quite controversial. In 2009, Sergio Bertolucci, Director for Research and Scientific Computing at CERN, briefed reporters about some of the possible implications of an experiment labeled AWAKE. He speculated that the experiment could possibly open portals into the “unknown”. “Out of this door might come something, or we might send something through it,” Bertolucci was quoted as saying…
Other experiments raised concerns that black holes might suddenly appear with unknown consequences.
Despite being an institute dedicated to scientific research, visitors to CERN are greeted at the gate by a large statue of the Indian goddess Shiva. A gift of the Indian government, the statue is described by the institute as a metaphor comparing the cosmic dance of the Nataraj and the modern study of the ‘cosmic dance’ of subatomic particles. The official explanation fails to mention that in the Indian pantheon, Shiva is known as the destroyer.
It should be remembered that Palmyra, the home of the original arch for two millennia, was a major center for idolatry, specifically the worship of Ba’al, also known as Moloch. Mentioned more than 90 times in the Bible, most notably when Elijah defeated the priests of Ba’al in a contest to bring down fire from heaven to burn a sacrifice, Ba’al became the archetypical form of idol worship. Pantheistic, his adherents worshipped Mother Nature while denying the existence of a creator. Followers of Ba’al engaged in bisexual orgies and sacrificed human infants, burning them alive. Anthropologists conjecture that the child sacrifice was to cull the population after the inevitable outcome of wanton sexuality.
Palmyra was dedicated in 32 CE to the worship of Bel. Lower levels of the ground underneath the Temple of Palmyra indicate human occupation that goes back to the third millennium BCE. Converted into a Christian church during the Byzantine Era, parts of the structure were modified into a mosque by Muslims in 1132. It remained in use as a mosque until the 1920s.
In addition to being rooted in idolatry, the recreated arch is emerging as a symbol for world government, reappearing in several venues hosting world government summits. It was erected to inaugurate the World Government Summit in Dubai in February 2017, an event that brings together leaders in business, technology, and politics from around the world. The arch was then erected in Italy in May 2017 for the G7 Summit, a meeting of the leaders of the seven largest economies in the world representing more than 64 percent of the net global wealth.
Rejecting idolatry should be a universal concern. Judaism does not desire for non-Jews to convert to Judaism but the third Noahide law is a prohibition against idolatry.
The first modern reappearance of the Arch of Palmyra was in London’s Trafalgar Square in 2016, when it was erected for UNESCO World Heritage Week. The unveiling coincided with the beginning of a 13-day period known in the occult as “the Blood Sacrifice to the Beast,” the most important holiday for those who worship the god Ba’al, celebrated with child sacrifice and bisexual orgies. The arch was unveiled on April 19th, the holiday of Beltane, the culmination of the 13-day period.
Also known as May Day, Beltane is an Anglicized reference to the god “Ba’al.” An annual Beltane Fire Festival is held in Edinburgh and in other parts around the globe as part of ancient Gaelic culture. In an unfortunate misunderstanding of the festival’s roots, they are frequently billed as family events, with children being given special discounts.
The IDA and UNESCO have paired up in other projects presenting symbols of idolatry. In November 2017, a statue of the pagan goddess Athena was reconstructed by the IDA and presented at an exhibit “The Spirit in the Stone,” at the United Nations’ headquarters in New York City. The exhibit described Athena as “synonymous with reason, refuge and the rule of law, all of the same values on which that historic institution was built,” but the spear lying at the statue’s feet belied her more common association as the goddess of war. Some scholars believe the Greek goddess was based on the Mesopotamian goddess al-Lat.
Photo Creidt: No Copyright infringement intended. BAAL ARCH in BERN
The original arch was destroyed by the Islamic State (ISIS) in October 2015, but one year later, the Institute for Digital Archaeology (IDA) used 3-D printing technology to reproduce a 20-foot full-scale replica. Before the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, Palmyra was a popular tourist attraction, drawing 105,000 visitors a year.
This next section comes from the following website. Tammy has done some excellent research which certainly has consumed a lot of her time. There is some great stuff listed here and I hope you will review it. There is so much more on her site. These are just excerpts.
Looking out to the Alps, Switzerland’s fifth largest city has been the “Bundesstadt” and de facto capital for almost 170 years. Bern has a lovable UNESCO listed old town tucked into a long meander of the River Aare. A lot of the old core is from the 15th century and is laced with several kilometres of arcades covering stylish shops and eateries.
Bern was also Albert Einstein’s home town for the first decade of the 20th century. The Historical Museum has a riveting exhibition about his time at the patent office in the city, and you can visit the apartment he shared with his wife and son. Another Bern native was the modern artist Paul Klee, a luminary of Expressionism and Surrealism. He is represented by a museum designed by Renzo Piano and holding almost half of the work he ever produced.
Let’s explore the best things to do in Bern:
1. Old Town
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Old Town
One of the many things to love about Bern’s UNESCO-listed medieval centre is its uniformity: Most of the city was claimed by a fire in 1405, and tall sandstone buildings took over from the old wooden houses. Many are woven with arcades on their ground floor, and these are a defining characteristic of the city. There are six kilometres of arcades in all, hiding shops, bars, cafes, and restaurants. One idea for a walking tour is try to find all 11 Renaissance fountains in the centre. Each of these dates from the 16th century and has a polychrome statue of a real personality from the city’s past, or an allegorical figure like Lady Justice.
As the clock prepares to strike the hour, large groups gather in front of the Clock Tower in Bern’s Old Town to watch the one-of-a-kind performance that always takes place at this moment. The mechanical figures, including a parade of bears, a jester, a golden rooster and Chronos, the god of time, enthrall visitors young and old from far and near.
In the tower’s interior, however, time seems to stand still. Medieval clockwork mechanisms, thick stone walls and massive wooden beams take visitors on a journey into the past.
Those who make it up the 130 steps inside the structure are rewarded with a breathtaking view of the UNESCO World Heritage Site with its tiled roofs, terraces and narrow lanes. When the sky is clear, you can see all the way to the peaks of the Bernese Oberland.
Zytglogge (Clock Tower) Tour
If you want a closer look behind the thick walls of the Clock Tower, the tour designed especially for this purpose is your best choice, because visitors may only enter the tower’s interior with a guide. Participants will hear many exciting and interesting facts about the clockwork and the story behind this historical monument.
Prisons, City Fires and Astronomical Clocks
The unique clockwork of the Zytglogge
The tower’s outstanding features are the astrolabium – an astronomical calendar clock – and the musical mechanism installed in 1530. Right before the clock strikes the hour a crowing rooster announces the start of an entertaining spectacle. Bears dance their hourly routine, a jester jokingly signals the hour too early, the quarter-hour chimes are heard from the tower, and Chronos, the god of time, turns his hourglass over. The golden figure of Hans von Thann finally strikes the hour in time with Chronos’ swinging scepter. The hands of the astrolabium move somewhat more slowly but just as precisely. The discs of the astronomical calendar clock are artfully arranged above the Clock Tower’s entrance. Both fixed and rotating spheres form an exact replica of the constellations with the earth in the center. Sun, moon and stars circle our planet in the orbits we recognize from the earth’s vantage point. The complex display of the northern hemisphere always shows the current zodiac sign, the moon’s phase, the time of sunrise and sunset, and the date. Frescoes of the five planetary gods from Roman mythology adorn the space above the astrolabium.
An astrolabe is an elaborate inclinometer, historically used by astronomers and navigators to measure the altitude above the horizon of a celestial body, day or night. It can be used to identify stars or planets, to determine local latitude given local time, to survey, or to triangulate. Wikipedia
Water is very important spiritually and plays a huge role in the magick workings. BERN is not only surrounded by a river it contains flowing fountains all throughout the city.
CHILD EATER
PIPER
Bern has well over 100 fountains, eleven of which still retain the original beautiful allegorical figures. The Kindlifresserbrunnen, or child-eating fountain, is particularly interesting Source: UNESCO
Stately but human, classy but fun, the Swiss capital is the most rewarding place to experience urban Switzerland. Window-shop along streets lined with cozy, covered arcades, and people-watch in the lively market square. Enjoy Bern’s excellent museums, quaint-for-a-capital ambience, and delightful river scene. Its pointy towers, sandstone buildings, colorful fountains, and riverside setting make Bern one of Europe’s finest surviving medieval towns. – Rick Steves
In this next photo note the architecture… ARCHES are very significant and have a huge affect in the spiritual. I don’t have time to cover that here. BUT RESEARCH IT!!!!
Bern’s typical streets, lanes and buildings have exciting stories to tell, and in the midst of them all in the Old Town one of the city’s best-known landmarks stands high above the rest: the Zytglogge (Clock Tower). Once a city gate, the Clock Tower now attracts spectators from all over the world.
2. Zentrum Paul Klee
In Bern’s eastern outskirts is a phenomenal modern museum for one of the most influential artists of the early 20th century. Klee was born just outside Bern and went to Gymnasium in the city. In 1997 his daughter donated all of her inheritance to the city, and Renzo Piano was hired to design a museum for these works. Looking like an oscillating wave, the museum opened in 2005 and after later donations now has around 40% of Klee’s entire oeuvre, beginning with childhood sketches and continuing through his Expressionist, Cubist and Surrealist periods. Klee’s paintings are presented in ever-changing temporary shows on set themes, so no two visits to the centre will be the same.
3. Bern Cathedral
Switzerland’s tallest cathedral went up gradually during the 15th and 16th centuries. The single spire soars to more than 100 metres and unless you’re a bit squeamish about heights you should have no hesitation conquering the 400-odd steps to view the distant, snow-capped Alps. But before you do that, the Last Judgement will greet you as you enter. Not literally the end of the world: This is the astonishing set-piece on the main portal, held as one of Europe’s greatest groups of Late Gothic sculpture.
In the tympanum you’ll see how the wicked are separated from the virtuous by the Archangel Michael, while Jesus, Mary and the Apostles look down from the archivolts. Inside you can admire the 16th-century carved choir stalls and the “Dance of Death” stained glass window from around the same time.
4. Gurten
If you’re in Bern for more than a day you have to plan a few hours on the slopes of Bern’s own hill, Gurten. There’s a funicular that you catch from by the Aare in Waben. This has been serving the 858-metre hill since 1899 and gets to the top in just five minutes. Summer means hiking, a ride on the miniature railway for little ones, barbecues and other good times outdoors, while a toboggan run is available if there’s sufficient snow in winter. Mid-July is time for the Gurtenfestival, which continues to grow and in the last few editions has booked artists like Muse, Patti Smith and Massive Attack.
5. Bern Historical Museum
Switzerland’s second largest institution in this field, the Bern Historical Museum handles historical and ethnographical collections going back to the Stone Age. These are housed in a Neo-Renaissance edifice, which has a modern extension for temporary exhibitions. Among the highlights of the vast and varied permanent displays are spoils of war: There’s set of tapestries taken from Burgundy in the 1400s and 1500s, and the bewitching Königsfelden Diptych, composed in Venice for the King of Hungary at the end of the 13th century. The integrated Einstein Museum is a must-see, containing lots of footage, photography and objects illustrating his time in Bern when he devised his Theory of Relativity.
6. Bundeshaus
In Switzerland’s capital you have to make time for the Swiss Federal Assembly. After all, we’re talking one of the world’s oldest democracies. The Bundeshaus was completed in stages throughout the second half of the 19th century. If you want to see inside you’ll need to book in advance as the tours fill up quickly. Your knowledgeable guide will bombard you with interesting facts about the Swiss federal government, its founding myths and Bern’s 150 years as capital. The interior is even more impressive than the dominant Neo-Renaissance facade, and bursts sculpture, stained glass and carved wood. In front, on the Bundesplatz is a popular fountain with 26 jets, each one symbolising one of Switzerland’s Cantons.
7. BärenPark
Cross the Aare from the Old Town and you’ll find yourself in the company of three brown bears. Bern has long had an affection for bears, and the animal was adopted as an emblem as long ago as the 12th century. Bern has kept its own bears since at least the 16th century, and they were moved to this park on the opposite bank of the Aare in 1857. The habitat was modernised in 2009, when a new space was opened next to the original pit. The two enclosures are linked by a tunnel, and even allow the bears to take dips in the river. If you’re hesitant about animals in captivity you’ll be cheered by the all the room the three inhabitants have and how healthy they look.
8. Rosengarten
The city’s rose garden is on high ground, close to the BärenPark and with a very satisfying vista of Bern’s Old Town from the right bank of the Aare. Families, friends and couples come to meet up and take picnics with Bern at their feet. This piece of open land was a cemetery up to 1913, and the first of its roses were planted in 1917. Spring and early summer are the most beautiful times, when ithe223 rose and 200 iris species are in flower. The rose garden also has 23 rhododendron species that flower in May, as well as a graceful pond with lilies that bloom in July.
9. Museum of Fine Arts
The oldest art museum in the country opened its doors in 1879 in a purpose-built Eclecticist hall. The earliest pieces are from the middle ages and the museum grazes over host of movements up to the present day. In the collection there are 3,000 paintings and sculptures as well as almost 50,000 photographs, prints, sketches and pieces of video art. There’s a batch of works by the Symbolist Ferdinand Hodler, and Expressionism is well-represented by Paul Klee, Franz Marc, Kandinsky, August Macke and Alexej von Jawlensky. The museum made the news recently when it was unexpectedly bequeathed a cache of 1,400 works by the German collector Cornelius Gurlitt. The only drawback is that a great deal are likely to have been stolen by the Nazis in the 30s and 40s.
11. Museum für Kommunikation
Just off Helvetiaplatz is the only museum in Switzerland on the subject of communication. Its origins lie in a post museum founded in 1907, and there’s still an exhibition on this topic, explaining the postal network and showing historic coaches and postage stamps. There’s also some archive correspondence, like authentic letters sent by Paul von Hindenburg. Another exhibition deals with “media” , and teems with interactive audiovisual displays. And there’s an extensive area for telecommunications, complete with early telephones, telegraphs where you can decipher Morse code and vacuum tubes for sending messages.
12. Einsteinhaus
A nice complement to the Historical Museum, this minor attraction holds the second floor flat where Einstein lived from 1903 to 1905. He shared this modest abode with his wife Mileva Marić and son Hans Albert while he was employed at the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property. While living here Einstein wrote his Annus Mirabilis papers, which changed the way we understand the universe. On the second floor the flat has been recreated with contemporary architecture, while there’s more of a scientific theme on the floor above. This exhibition looks into the theories he developed in Bern, and has a timeline of his life.
Media interested in covering the unveiling of the Arch on 13th June at 10 am, the opening ceremony on 17th June at 6 pm, or the conferences from 18th to 20th June are invited to register via info@unesco.ch.
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