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The Barengraben, built in 1857, is a bear pit in Bern where visitors can view the symbol of the city featured in their coat of arms.
It 2009, it was added onto with the adjacent BarenPark, a larger and more natural enclosure.
We had missed the Barengraben on our earlier trips, but visited it in 2017.

LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S WEBPAGE ON BERN'S BEAR PIT

TRAVEL: 2017...


This location has earned an over-all three-and-a-half star (good+) rating from
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unless noted otherwise all images copyright d. holmes chamberlin jr architect llc

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Barengraben, Bern, Switzerland, 2017.



Bears, Barengraben, Bern, Switzerland, 2017.



Bear, Barengraben, Bern, Switzerland, 2017.



Bear, Barengraben, Bern, Switzerland, 2017.

Bear statues in the small pit behind the larger one, Barengraben, Bern, Switzerland, 2017.



Bear statue and collection pig for donations, Barengraben, Bern, Switzerland, 2017.




copyright d. holmes chamberlin jr architect llc

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