Federal Palace of Switzerland

Local nameBundeshaus - Parlamentsgebäude
LocationBern, Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra

The Federal Palace is the building in Bern housing the Swiss Federal Assembly and the Federal Council. It has a total length of more than 300 metres consisting of a central assembly building and two wings housing government departments and a library. The name in German and Romansh both mean "federal house", whereas the French and Italian names both translate to "Federal Palace". The Latin word curia originates from Ancient Rome and originally meant an assembly, and later used for where the Roman Senate met, both meanings being relevant to the Federal Palace.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Palace_of_Switzerland

Official Website https://www.parlament.ch/

Coordinates 46°56'47.413" N 7°26'39.264" E

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