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In 1886 a new prison was built on the castle grounds. Two years later, in 1888, the museum opened in the castle. For a time the jailer was also the ticket seller and guard for the museum. [6] In 2006, the castle was bought by the city of Thun from the canton of Bern. Until the end of 2009 the Bernese Oberland regional court was based in the ...
A castle was built on the Burgbühl hill above the village during the High Middle Ages. [3] In 1146, King Conrad III granted estates in Grindelwald to Interlaken Monastery. In the late 12th century, the barons of the alpine valleys in what became the Berner Oberland went to war against the expansionist Duke Berthold V of Zähringen. The Duke ...
Closer to Interlaken, the Harderkulm (1,321 m (4,334 ft)), just to the north of the town, and the Schynige Platte (1,967 m (6,453 ft)), just to the south, are also accessible by railway and provide extensive views of the higher mountains. Lake Thun and Lake Brienz are both close to the town, and the Aare flows east to west through the town.
The Shard is the tallest building in the UK.. As of January 2025, there are 177 habitable buildings (used for living and working in, as opposed to masts and religious use) in the United Kingdom at least 100 metres (330 ft) tall, [1] 132 of them in London, 25 in Greater Manchester, eight in Birmingham, four in Leeds, two each in Liverpool and Woking, and one each in Brighton and Hove ...
Pinnacle height Year Structure Country City Remarks 1: Tokyo Skytree: 634 m (2,080 ft) 2012: Steel Japan: Tokyo: Tallest tower in the world since 2010 2: Canton Tower: 604 m (1,982 ft) 2010: Steel & concrete China: Guangzhou: Was briefly the tallest tower in the world in 2010. Second tallest tower in the world. 3: CN Tower: 553.3 m (1,815 ft ...
In 1644, Christian who was an Anabaptist preacher may have been potential prey during a great "Täufer-Jagen" (Baptist Hunt) along with Uli Zaugg and Uli Neuhaus.They were all captured and placed in Thun Castle, where the authorities were warned to keep obstinate preachers out of Emmenthal valley (where Eggiwil is located).
Lake Thun (German: Thunersee) is an Alpine lake in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland named after the city of Thun, on its northern shore. At 48.3 km 2 (18.6 sq mi) in surface area, it is the largest Swiss lake entirely within a single canton.
Between 1972 and 1992 the façade of the castle was renovated by the city's own quarrymen. The oldest known surviving panorama was completed in 1814 by Marquard Wocher , and is on display at the Schadau Castle, depicting an average morning in the Swiss town of Thun.