The Kramgasse is one of the principal streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city centre of Bern, Switzerland. It was the center of urban life in Bern until the 19th century. Today, it is a popular shopping street. Its length, slight curve and long line of Baroque façades combine to produce Bern's most impressive streetscape.
The eastern half of the Kramgasse, looking toward the Zytglogge and the Simsonbrunnen.
The Kreuzgassbrunnen and the full length of the Kramgasse, as seen from the Kreuzgasse.
The Lauben on the Kramgasse and the Zähringerbrunnen. Postcard from around 1900.
The guild hall in the Zunfthaus zu Kaufleuten.
The Old City is the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. Built on a narrow hill bordered on three sides by the river Aare, its compact layout has remained essentially unchanged since its construction during the twelfth to the fifteenth century. Despite a major fire in 1405, after which much of the city was rebuilt in sandstone, and substantial construction efforts in the eighteenth century, Bern's old city has retained its medieval character.
The Aare wraps around the Old City of Bern, pictured here is the old stone bridge at Nydegg
An illustration of the Large and Small Redoubts (Schanzen) added from 1622 to 1634
Arcade in the Old City of Bern
The Christoffelturm about 5 years before its removal
