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Bern Previous Next Bern's old city follows the twists and turns of the River Aare. Keystone View of the River Aare and the the Marzili baths, a distinguishing feature of the parliament building. Keystone Bern boasts one of the longest covered shopping areas in Europe, a 6km-long stretch of arcades. Keystone The Paul Klee Centre, the work of architect Renzo Piano. Keystone A fountain by the surrealist artist Meret Oppenheim, commissioned by the city of Bern, at Waisenhausplatz. Keystone The Reithalle centre, considered a hot-bed of alternative culture, celebrated its 20 year anniversary in autumn 2007. Keystone Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 ... in 6 pictures. This content was published on January 26, 2009 - 17:23 (All photos: Keystone) You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us! If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.
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