Basilisk Fountain

Basilisk Fountain is a work of art in , . Basilisk Fountain is situated nearby to the square , as well as near the village green .
Photo: Zwantzig, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: sculpture
  • Description: fountain on Hardstrasse in 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 1 km northwest of Basilisk Fountain.

Photo: Taxiarchos228, FAL.
The Basel city walls are a complex of walls surrounding the central part of the Swiss city of , only partially preserved today. The first city wall was completed around 1080 under bishop Burkhard von Fenis. is situated 480 metres northwest of Basilisk Fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Basel-Gundeldingen and Birsfelden.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

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

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Basilisk Fountain

Latitude
47.54956° or 47° 32′ 58″ north
Longitude
7.60652° or 7° 36′ 24″ east
Inception
1918
Open location code
8FV9GJX4+RJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4855825432
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
Q72951147
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