Then and Now – Bern – Vor dem Bundeshaus

THEN: Vor dem Bundeshaus, 01.01.1915

NOW:

And in color

COMMENTS:

Very nearly the same after around 115 years!  The older lamppost was taller – it probably needed to illuminate more. And in the old photo you see a black metal attachment to the bottom of the wall. Since the doors are reset quite a distance I am assuming this is not a door stopper but a shit scraper, but probably officially called a show scraper (or in German, Schuhkratzer).