About the city of Mulhouse / Merkur department store

Biel/Bienne, Switzerland

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

The Merkur department store in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, is a commercial building completed in 1915 by architects Wilhelm Schürch and Friedrich Moser. Designed in the Heimatstil architectural style—a regional approach emphasizing local vernacular traditions—the structure exemplifies early twentieth-century Swiss commercial design. The building is recognized as a Swiss cultural property of cantonal or local significance, reflecting its architectural and historical importance to the canton of Bern.