Beundenfeld cantonal barracks
The General Guisan barracks in Bern was built after a referendum of 1873 to replace the military facilities in the city, which were spread over three locations. While the space required for the associated armories and stables was undisputed, the barracks themselves were hotly debated because of their suspicious symbols of power, so the project was developed in two variants.
As one of the largest contiguous building complexes in Switzerland of the last century, the facility comprised the four-storey team barracks (MK), stables, armory and parade grounds, and later also the Federal Military Horse Institute .
On the Allmend was Airfield Beundenfeld set up where the newly formed balloon troupe in 1900 a balloon hall had been built. Even before the First World War , fixed-wing aircraft were used there. A flight meeting took place in 1910 and October 14-16, 1911. The Federal Council had set a price of CHF 500 for Swiss aircraft for the show flying. Hans Schmid from Wettingen had shown the longest flight with 31 minutes on the first day, but had a fatal accident on the second flight. In 1914 the air force of the Swiss Army was set up at this location .
The barracks were named General Guisan Barracks and continue to be used. Other buildings are listed and are used by other users, for example the Bern University of the Arts . Further premises are used by today's National Horse Center , which emerged from the Federal Military Horse Institute.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Bern, barracks area - team barracks - MK of the Bernese troops - renovation and conversion ( Memento from April 14, 2015 in the Internet archive ), Building Department of the Canton of Bern, 2003.
- ↑ NZZ, October 11, 1911, d2
- ↑ Jules Decrauzat - The first photo reporter in Switzerland, real-time publisher, ISBN 978-3-905800-93-7 , page 23
- ↑ Operation of the barracks / weapons area on the side of the Bern Police and Military Directorate
Coordinates: 46 ° 57 '25.8 " N , 7 ° 27' 31.5" E ; CH1903: 601531 / 200,677