"Allegra Flem", "Hello Flims", read the sign hanging outside the federal parliament in Bern. While the building was being renovated, the autumn session of parliament took place in the resort of Flims in Graubünden.
Renovations, which are expected to run until the middle of 2008, will cost an estimated SFr83 million ($67 million). (Image: swissinfo)
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The entrance hall of the federal parliament building. (Alessandro della Valle, Keystone)
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An unusual view of "The Three Confederates" under the dome of the federal parliament building. (Alessandro della Valle, Keystone)
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Passage in the former parlimentary offices to the galleries. (Alessandro della Valle, Keystone)
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An armed foot soldier, or Landesknecht, hiding under a dust sheet in the entrance hall. (Alessandro della Valle, Keystone)
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The Wandelhalle, or lobby. (Alesandro della Valle, Keystone)
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Workers in a corridor leading to the House of Representatives chamber.
(Alessandro della Valle, Keystone)
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An electrician working in a Senate antechamber.
(Alessandro della Valle, Keystone)
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The empty and dusty House of Representatives chamber.
(Alessandro della Valle, Keystone)
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Renovation work in the entrance hall will be completed by mid-2008.
(Alessandro della Valle, Keystone)
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