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Please come in – through one of the gates, over one of the bridges! Our city is a house with elegant rooms. Start at the Basel gate, go first to the salon: the St. Urs Cathedral with the imposing Italian stairway. From the window you can see the Aare, our connection to far-away places, and the noble Besenval Palace, completely Parisian. And now to our showpiece: the Jesuit church, the facade donated by Louis XIV, the finest baroque stuccowork in the interior. May we invite you into the armoury? The Old Arsenal lives up to its promise. Strict elegance characterises the Ambassadorenhof, seat of the French ambassador for 260 years. Still have time? A play of moving figures calls attention to the astronomical clock in the clock tower. A hot tip: 11 fountains adorn the city; five of them feature majestic figures of baroque opulence.
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