Scale up The following link opens a pop-up window with an enlarged view of the image. Town Hall around 1895

Before the State Archive of the Canton Bern moved in 1939/40 to the Falkenplatz, the archives had been housed since the early 15^th century in the vaults of the Town Hall of the city of Bern.

The idea of a new building in the Länggasse district was that of Robert Grimm, Bernese Project Director and Executive Councillor at the time. The construction work was carried out by the renowned architect Walter von Gunten.

Scale up The following link opens a pop-up window with an enlarged view of the image. Extension constructed 1984-1986

Around 45 years later, between 1984-1986, a four-story underground cultural heritage shelter, designed by architect Magdalena Rausser, was constructed on the same location.

Until late in the 19^th century, the supervision of the holdings in the State Archive was the responsibility of the Chancellor of State. In 1891, Heinrich Türler was appointed the first full-time State Archivist. Nowadays, although located in a of State in administrative and organisational respects.