Bern Minster

The Church of the Holy Spirit takes its name from the Order of the Holy Spirit, responsible for the hospital formerly attached to the Church. The church was first mentioned in the 13th century as the chapel of a hospital, which was replaced by a church in 1496. This slowly fell into disrepair with the Reformation and was only partially reused for the church from 1604 onwards. From 1726 to 1729, the church was rebuilt in the Baroque style.

The synagogue in Biel was built in 1884 in the Moorish style. The synagogue was necessary for the growing Jewish community of Alsatian origin, attracted by the city's watchmaking industry. The synagogue was restored in the 1990s.

The city church of Biel is a sacred building of the reformed congregation. It was first mentioned in 1228. The church was originally dedicated to St. Benedict of Nursia and belonged to the diocese of Lausanne until the Reformation in 1528. The present church was built between 1451 and 1470 in the late Gothic style by the master craftsman Wenzlin. The remains of the walls of the earlier Romanesque and Gothic buildings, which were partially demolished or bricked up during the construction of the church, have been preserved to the present day.