Hotel Bellevue Palace Bern stands as Switzerland’s only state-owned Grand Hotel, a 1913 Neo-Classical fortress that served as General Ulrich Wille’s WWI military headquarters and Allen Dulles’ Cold War intelligence nerve center. The Swiss National Bank purchased it in 1976 to prevent Soviet acquisition—establishing it as the nation’s official diplomatic residence where heads of state … Continue reading Hotel Bellevue Palace Bern: Swiss Government’s Official Command Post Since 1913