Old house, new look
Waiting to see the main chambers
(Keystone/Peter Schneider)
The newly configured visitors entrance
(Keystone/Peter Schneider)
Under the dome
(Keystone/Peter Schneider)
Inner view of the parliament dome
(Keystone/Peter Schneider)
View into the federal chamber from the grandstands
(Keystone/Peter Schneider)
Snapshot in the House of Representatives
(Keystone/Peter Schneider)
A political up-and-comer at the lectern in the House of Representatives
(Keystone/Peter Schneider)
Testing the seats in the House of Representatives
(Keystone/Peter Schneider)
A new restaurant graces the Galerie des Alpes
(Keystone/Peter Schneider)
The People's Party room
(Keystone/Peter Schneider)
A meeting room
(Reuters/Pascal Lauener)
Looking down into the "Tower Room"
(Monika Flückiger/EQ Images)
On the roof of the Parliament House
(Monika Flückiger/EQ Images)
Open house at Parliament.
In 2008, thousands of visitors lined up to see the newly renovated Swiss Parliament House in Bern. Built in 1902, the building was completely redone and outfitted with modern technology for SFr103 million ($85.5 million).
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