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St Vincent Minster Description
Berne's Late Gothic Minster (dedicated to St Vincent), a three-aisled pillared basilica without transept, was begun in 1421 to the design of Matthäus Ensinger of Ulm, but the tower was not completed until 1893, with the addition of the octagonal upper section and the open-work spire.
Hobbies & Activities category: Architecture - Gothic;  Christian sites;  Stained glass of note;  Towers, monuments, observation deck
St Vincent Minster Highlights

Minster Tower

From the tree-planted Berne Minster terrace there is an attractive view down into the Aare valley; and there are fine panoramic views of Berne from the gallery on the Minster tower (254 steps).

Minster West Doorway

The west doorway of the Berne Minster is richly decorated with sculpture (now copies); in the tympanum is a Last Judgment (originally 1495) containing a large number of figures, and on the side
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Minster interior

The nave and the choir of Berne's St Vincent Minster have reticulated vaulting with fine 16th C. bosses (coats-of-arms). The finely carved choir stalls (1523) were the first Renaissance work of art
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