Station 1 – Welcome

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Station 1

On the left, the nave for the people. On the right, the choir for the monks.

Welcome in the French Church

You are standing in the oldest existing church in the city, completed in 1314. The choir on your right was originally reserved for Dominican monks. After the Reformation, it was converted into a granary. In the nave on your left, services in French have been held since 1623. Given its excellent acoustics, it is also regularly used for concerts.

French church of Bern

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