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The walkway. The cable car station and the restaurant were designed by Bernese architect Konrad Wolf. The Piz restaurant claims to be the world's first revolving restaurant [1] although others already existed at the time of Piz Gloria's 1969 opening, such as the "Eye of the Needle" in Seattle, Washington, United States, which opened in 1962. [2]
Bern (Swiss Standard German: ⓘ), or Berne (French: ⓘ), [note 1] is the de facto [note 2] capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city". [ note 3 ] [ 3 ] With a population of about 146,000 (as of 2024 [update] ), Bern is the fifth-most populous city in Switzerland , behind Zürich , Geneva , Basel and Lausanne . [ 4 ]
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Typical food from Ticino can be found in a Grotto, the local type of restaurant. [28] Chestnut is also a historical staple food of southern Switzerland. The chestnut tree, introduced there 2,000 years ago, was referred to as the "bread tree". [29] Another specific product of Ticino is olive oil; olive cultivation was revived in the late 20th ...
The impacts of agriculture in Switzerland are not only economic. The agricultural sector uses around half of the surface area of the country and contributes in the shaping the Swiss landscape. Swiss farmers also produce more than half of the food consumed in Switzerland, thereby helping to safeguard national food security and culinary traditions.
Pages in category "Cuisine of Bern" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Berner Haselnusslebkuchen;
A shopping centre on the city's periphery contributes to the disintegration of the city centre and leads to a “loss of values,” he says. [3] Defenders of Westside, such as Swiss architect Barbara Holzer, argue that Bern's urban centre is not under threat and that the shopping centre instead offers “new urban spaces.”
Bern District (German: Amtsbezirk Bern, French: District de Berne, Italian: Distretto di Berna) is a constitutional district and used to be an administrative district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It had an area of 233 km 2 (90 sq mi) and a population of 237,919 (in January 2005).