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District of Basel
Canton of Basel-City - Switzerland

Basler Messeturm

The Basler Messeturm (Basel Trade Fair Tower), located in Basel at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:47|33|52.16|N|7|36|7.99|E|type:landmark_region:CH-BS |primary |name= }}, was the Switzerland's tallest building until 2010, when a higher skyscraper was built in Zürich. It has 32 floors and is 105 m (344 ft) tall. It was completed in 2003. A bar called "Bar Rouge" ("red bar") can be found on the top floor, providing excellent views of the city.

Located at 47.5645, 7.60222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 2003, Buildings and structures in Basel, Skyscrapers in Switzerland

Basel Historical Museum

Opened in 1894, the Basel Historical Museum (German: Historisches Museum Basel) is one of the largest and most important museums of its kind in Switzerland, and a heritage site of national significance.

Located at 47.5547, 7.58972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums established in 1894, Münchenstein, History museums in Switzerland, Museums in Basel, History of Basel, Carriage museums, Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt, Museums in Basel-Landschaft

Gate of Saint Alban

The Gate of Saint Alban (in German St. Alban-Tor or Sankt-Alban-Tor) is a former city gate in the ancient city walls of Basel, Switzerland. It is one of the three remaining gateways and a heritage site of national significance.

Located at 47.5533, 7.60333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Gates in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Basel, History of Basel, Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt

Gate of Ashes

The Gate of Ashes is a former city gate in the ancient city walls of Basel, Switzerland. It was pulled down in 1861 along with three other gateways and the city walls. The derivation of the name Aeschen is not definitely proven. It may come either from the word "Asche" (German for ash) or from the word "Esche"; in fact both German words have the same English translation.

Located at 47.5517, 7.59472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Gates in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Basel, History of Basel

Gate of Blaise

The Gate of Blasius is a former city gate in the ancient city walls of Basel, Switzerland. Together with the gate of Riehen, it was located on the west bank in Kleinbasel. It was pulled down in 1867 along with three other gateways and the city walls.

Located at 47.5631, 7.59194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Gates in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Basel, History of Basel

Gate of Riehen

The Gate of Riehen is a former city gate in the ancient city walls of Basel, Switzerland. Together with the gate of Blaise, it was located on the west bank in Kleinbasel. It was pulled down in 1864 together with all but three gates and most of the city walls.

Located at 47.56, 7.59667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Gates in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Basel, History of Basel

Rhine Gate

The Rhine Gate is a former city gate in the ancient city walls of Basel, Switzerland. It had been pulled down in 1839, about twenty years before three other gateways and the city walls were pulled down. The position of the Rhine Gate was at the Rhine bridge on the western river bord.

Located at 47.5597, 7.58861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Gates in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Basel

Museum of Cultures (Basel)

The Museum of Cultures in Basel is a Swiss museum of ethnography with large and important collections of artifacts, especially from Europe, the South Pacific, Mesoamerica, Tibet, and Bali. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Located at 47.5572, 7.59083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums established in 1849, Museums in Basel, Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt, Anthropology museums, Ethnographic museums, Mesoamerican art museums, 1849 establishments in Switzerland

Basel Badischer Bahnhof

Basel Badischer Bahnhof is a railway station situated in the Swiss city of Basel. The station is situated on Swiss soil, but the station is operated by the German railway company Deutsche Bahn. A custom border is situated in the passenger tunnel between the tracks and the station hall. It is the only railway station that is operated as part of the German national rail network yet not located within Germany's state boundaries, and it is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Located at 47.5681, 7.60639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Basel-Stadt, Buildings and structures in Basel, Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt, Germany–Switzerland border crossings, Railway stations in Baden-Württemberg

Basel Minster

The Basel Minster is one of the main landmarks and tourist attractions of the Swiss city of Basel. It adds definition to the cityscape with its red sandstone architecture and coloured roof tiles, its two slim towers and the cross-shaped intersection of the main roof. The Münster is listed as a heritage site of national significance in Switzerland. Originally a Catholic cathedral and today a reformed Protestant church, it was built between 1019 and 1500 in Romanesque and Gothic styles.

Located at 47.5567, 7.59222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Basel, Visitor attractions in Basel, Cathedrals in Switzerland, Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt, Romanesque architecture in Switzerland, Gothic architecture, Protestantism in Switzerland

Kunstmuseum Basel

The Kunstmuseum Basel houses the largest and most significant public art collection in Switzerland, and is listed as a heritage site of national significance. Its lineage extends back to the Amerbach Cabinet purchased by the city of Basel in 1661, which made it the first municipally owned museum. Its collection is distinguished by an impressively wide historic span, from the early 15th century up to the immediate present.

Located at 47.5542, 7.59417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Basel, Art museums and galleries in Switzerland, Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt, 1661 establishments in Switzerland, Art museums established in 1661

Basel Paper Mill

The Basel Paper Mill, also known as the Swiss Museum for Paper, Writing and Printing in Basel, is primarily dedicated to papermaking, the art of book printing and writing in general. Through a combination of pictures and objects, visitors gain insights into the old artisanal techniques of dipping paper, printing and bookbinding. The museum is located in a carefully restored building that began its life as a paper mill 500 years ago. It is a heritage site of national significance.

Located at 47.555, 7.604 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Basel, Book arts, Industry museums, Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt, Historic house museums in Switzerland, Papermaking in Switzerland, Printing press museums, Literary museums in Switzerland

Swiss Architecture Museum

Through its program of temporary exhibitions and events, the S AM Swiss Architecture Museum (German: S AM Schweizerisches Architektur Museum) in Basel contributes to international debates on architecture and urban development as well as related sociopolitical aspects. In addition, the museum issues publications and holds special events in conjunction with the exhibitions. Its premises are located within the Kunsthalle Basel.

Located at 47.5536, 7.59083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Basel, Architecture museums

Natural History Museum of Basel

With a heritage dating back over 300 years, the Natural History Museum of Basel (German: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel) in Basel, Switzerland, houses wide-ranging collections primarily focused on the fields of zoology, entomology, mineralogy, anthropology, osteology and paleontology. Its mission is to expand, conserve, explore, document and communicate the over 7.7 million objects in its holdings, which are conceived as an “Archive of Life”.

Located at 47.5575, 7.59056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Basel, Natural history museums in Switzerland, Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt

Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig

Founded in 1961, the Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig (Basel Museum of Ancient Art and Ludwig Collection) is one of the many museums in the Swiss city of Basel and a heritage site of national significance. The museum is devoted exclusively to the art of ancient civilizations from the 4th millennium BC to the 7th century AD. The only one of its kind in Switzerland, the museum shows works of art from the Mediterranean region, predominantly from the period from 1000 BC to 300 AD.

Located at 47.5544, 7.59325 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Basel, Archaeological museums, Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt, History museums in Switzerland

Caricature & Cartoon Museum Basel

The Cartoonmuseum Basel (founded in 1979) is devoted to cartoons, parodies and pastiches of works of art and artists, comics and caricatures. The Basel museum is the only one of its kind within a radius of 500 kilometers. Encompassing some 3,000 original works by over 700 artists from the 20th and 21st centuries from over three dozen countries, the collection’s holdings are shown in thematic and monografic temporary exhibitions. The museum is a heritage site of national significance.

Located at 47.5545, 7.59635 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Art museums established in 1979, Art museums and galleries in Switzerland, Museums in Basel, Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt, Cartooning museums, Herzog & de Meuron buildings, 1979 establishments in Switzerland

Kunsthalle Basel

Kunsthalle Basel forms a vital part of Basel’s cultural centre and is located next to the city’s theatre and opposite the concert house Stadtcasino,. Kunsthalle Basel is a place for innovative exhibitions that bring together local and international, avant-garde, emerging and contemporary tendencies and offers space for the presentation of new works and unique methodologies as well as for a wide range of public programs that include artist talks, performances, film screenings and music events.

Located at 47.5539, 7.59083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Basel, Modern art museums, Contemporary art galleries in Switzerland, Art galleries established in 1872, 1872 establishments in Switzerland

Birsköpfli

The Birsköpfli (also called Birskopf, German for Birs River Head) is a leisure and bathing area in the Swiss city of Basel and its neighbouring municipality Birsfelden. It is located at the confluence of the Birs river with the Rhine river. Geographically the Birsköpfli only means the area bounded by the Birs and the Rhine in the borough Breite; other boundaries are the Blackwood Bridge and the main road to Birsfelden.

Located at 47.557, 7.617 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Museum Tinguely

The Museum Tinguely is an art museum in Basel, Switzerland that contains a permanent exhibition of the works of Swiss painter and sculptor Jean Tinguely. Located in Solitude Park by the Rhine, the museum was designed by the Ticinese architect Mario Botta and opened on 3 October 1996. A variety of Tinguely's kinetic art sculptures are on permanent display, complemented with illustrations, photographs and other documents related to the artist's life and work.

Located at 47.5592, 7.61222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Art museums established in 1996, Art museums and galleries in Switzerland, Museums in Basel, Modern art museums, Biographical museums in Switzerland, 1996 establishments in Switzerland

Museum of Contemporary Art (Basel)

The Museum of Contemporary Art (German: Museum für Gegenwartskunst) in Basel opened in 1980 as the first public museum in Europe exclusively dedicated to the production and practice of contemporary art from the 1960s to the present. It is a heritage site of national significance. In addition to classic media such as painting and sculpture, it also collects video art.

Located at 47.5572, 7.59083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Art museums established in 1980, Museums in Basel, Modern art museums, Contemporary art galleries in Switzerland, Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt, 1980 establishments in Switzerland

Basel-Münsterhügel

The Basel oppidum, known as Basel-Münsterhügel, is an Iron Age fort constructed by the Celtic Rauraci in the second half of the 1st century BC, after the battle of Bibracte (58 BC). The fort was situated on what is now the Münsterhügel in the Swiss city of Basel. The site was excavated by Furger-Gunti in the 1970s. There is an older undefended La Tène site at Basel Gasfabrik, not far from the oppidum which was abandoned after the fort was completed.

Located at 47.5557, 7.593 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Archaeological sites in Switzerland, History of Basel, Buildings and structures in Basel, Celtic towns, 1st-century BC establishments

Schule für Gestaltung Basel

Switzerland's Schule für Gestaltung Basel (Basel School of Design) at the Allgemeine Gewerbeschule and its students have influenced the international graphic design community since it opened in 1968. Its tradition was shaped by influential personalities such as Armin Hofmann, Emil Ruder, Kurt Hauert, and Wolfgang Weingart. The name of the school represents an educational approach which perpetuates their ideas: to lay a strong and broad foundation for the major design disciplines.

Located at 47.5667, 7.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Graphic design, Communication design, Typography

Elisabethenkirche, Basel

The Elisabethenkirche is a church building in the centre of Basel, next to the Theater Basel. The best known neo Gothic building in Switzerland, its 72 metre high tower is taller than those of the city's minster church and can be climbed.

Located at 47.5528, 7.59111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Churches in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Basel, Gothic Revival architecture in Switzerland, Visitor attractions in Basel

The Blue and The White House

The Blue and The White House (Blaues und Weisses Haus) are two town mansions in the city of Basel. The semi-detached baroque mansions on the Rheinsprung 16 and 18 in Basel, also known as “The Reichensteinerhof” and “The Wendelstörferhof”, were built by the architect Samuel Werenfels for the brothers Lukas and Jakob Sarasin between 1763 and 1775. “The White House” belonged to Lukas (1730 – 1802) and “The Blue House” to his younger brother Jakob (1742 – 1802).

Located at 47.5583, 7.58944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Stadt, Municipalities of Basel-Stadt

SIS Swiss International School

The SIS Swiss International Schools are a group of 14 private day schools in Switzerland, Germany and Brazil offering continuous education from kindergarten through to college. As of 2013, 1,760 students are enrolled at SIS. SIS has been operating schools in Switzerland since 1999, in Germany since 2008, and in Brazil since 2011. It is a joint venture of Kalaidos Education Group (Switzerland) and Klett Group (Germany).

Located at 47.5686, 7.59917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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