The Federal Palace in Bern was designed by Hans Wilhelm Auer for the East wing and the parliament building. Jakob Friedrich Studer built the West wing, reworking Ferdinand Stadler's competition design. The client is the Swiss Confederation. The West wing dates to 1852 to 1857, the East wing to 1884 to 1892 and the parliament building to 1894 to 1902. The infobox's April 1, 1902 date applies only to the parliament building.
The article calls the parliament building Neo-Renaissance and describes round-arched neo-Romanesque wings. The facades are Bernese sandstone, and about 30 stone types came from 13 cantons and half-cantons. It is just over 984 feet (300 m) long, with a dome 210 feet (64 m) high.
A comprehensive renovation ran from 2006 to 2008 and cost 103 million francs. It is the seat of the Federal Assembly, Federal Council and Federal Chancellery, with a visitor center. The article gives no hours.
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