Basilisk fountain

Basilisk fountain is a work of art in Basel, Canton of Basel-City. Basilisk fountain is situated nearby to St. Paul’s Church, as well as near the church Apostolische Kapelle.

Photo: Zwantzig, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: sculpture
Description: Fountain in Basel

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basel Zoo and St. Paul’s Church.

Basel Zoo

Zoo

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Zoo Basel is a zoological garden in the city of Basel, Switzerland. Its official name is Zoologischer Garten Basel — or in English: Basel Zoological Garden. Basel Zoo is situated 450 metres south of Basilisk fountain.

St. Paul’s Church

Church

Photo: Wladyslaw Sojka, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Paul's Church is a Reformed Church in Basel, Switzerland, part of the Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton Basel-Stadt. The church was constructed between May 1898 and November 1901 by Karl Moser and Robert Curjel, and features a Neo-Romanesque architectural style. St. Paul’s Church is situated 160 metres northwest of Basilisk fountain.

Basel SBB Railway Station

Railway station

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Basel SBB railway station 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 SNCF. Basel SBB Railway Station is situated 1 km southeast of Basilisk fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Basel-Gundeldingen and Binningen.

Basel-Gundeldingen

Suburb

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Basel-Gundeldingen is a suburb.

Binningen

Town

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Binningen is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland. It is nestled in a valley, on a plateau, and on two hills overlooking the city of Basel.