The Hôtel des Postes in Neuchâtel

30 May 2021

Three architects from Neuchâtel designed the Hôtel des Postes: Jean Béguin, Ernest Prince and Alfred Rychner.

The Hôtel des Postes, situated near the port of Neuchâtel, was constructed over three years and inaugurated on April 1, 1896. The building formerly housed the World Union of Postal Companies, founded by the former Federal Councillor, the Neuchâtelois Eugène Borel (1835-1892).

Under the cornice are engraved the names of 31 countries and 22 Swiss cantons. This is also a unique document because of the vanished countries and empires, as well as the emergence of new countries and the reemergence of old ones, such as Serbia. Today, the building houses the town’s post office and tourist office.