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nationals. This constitutes more than a third of Bern's entire foreign population. The apartment rents are the city's lowest, and 8.8% of the population received
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development, Bern's most architecturally prominent work of large-scale housebuilding. It consists of three immense tower blocks inspired by
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in 1632. The moat was filled and the palace partially demolished in 1742; a modern extension was added in 1979-80.
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highrise housing development. In Brünnen, the former lord's estate, a 1648 construction with 1765 extension by
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benefits in 2006, as compared to 4.6% in the city as a whole.
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