Basilisk Fountain

Basilisk Fountain is a work of art in , . Basilisk Fountain is situated nearby to the athletics track , as well as near the pitch .
Photo: Zwantzig, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: sculpture
  • Description: fountain on Engelgasse, Basel
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Jakob-Park and Kunstmuseum Basel.

Stadium
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is a Swiss sports stadium in . It is the largest football venue in Switzerland and home to FC Basel. "Joggeli", as the venue is nicknamed by the locals, was originally built with a capacity of 33,433 seats. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Basilisk Fountain.

Museum
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The houses the oldest public art collection in the world and is generally considered to be the most important museum of art in . is situated 1¼ km northwest of Basilisk Fountain.

Railway station
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is the central railway station in the city of Basel, Switzerland. Opened in 1854 but rebuilt in 1907, it is Europe's busiest international border station: owned by Swiss Federal Railways and partly operated by France's . is situated 1¼ km west of Basilisk Fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Basel-Gundeldingen and Freidorf cooperative housing estate.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Town
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is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in .

Basilisk Fountain

Latitude
47.54641° or 47° 32′ 47″ north
Longitude
7.60684° or 7° 36′ 25″ east
Inception
1918
Open location code
8FV9GJW4+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2706129172
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­drinking_water
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­drinking_fountain
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­drinking_fountain
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q72951070
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