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Federal Palace of Switzerland

The Federal Palace is a building in Bern housing the Swiss Federal Assembly (legislature) and the Federal Council (executive). It is the seat of the government of Switzerland and parliament of the country. The building is a listed symmetrical complex just over 300 metres (980 ft) long. It is considered one of the most important historic buildings in the country and listed in the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Assets of…

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1902

Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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Federal Palace of Switzerland in Bern, Switzerland

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Swiss parliament and government building

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Hans Auer

1847-1906 · Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

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Hans Wilhelm Auer was a Swiss-Austrian architect best known for his design of the Swiss Bundeshaus (1894–1902) in Bern.

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Hans Auer

studio · Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

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