Basilisk Fountain
Basilisk Fountain is a work of art in Basel, Canton of Basel-City. Basilisk Fountain is situated nearby to the apartment building Zum Adlerberg mansion, as well as near the community center Quartiertreffpunkt Wettstein.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: Fountain at Schaffhauserrheinweg, Basel
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kunstmuseum Basel and Basel Minster.
Kunstmuseum Basel
Museum
The Kunstmuseum Basel houses the oldest public art collection in the world and is generally considered to be the most important museum of art in Switzerland. Kunstmuseum Basel is situated 600 metres southwest of Basilisk Fountain.
Basel Minster
Church
Basel Minster is a religious building in the Swiss city of Basel, originally a Roman Catholic cathedral and today a Reformed Protestant church. The original cathedral was built between 1019 and 1500 in Romanesque and Gothic styles. Basel Minster is situated 740 metres west of Basilisk Fountain.
Gate of Saint Alban
The Basel city walls are a complex of walls surrounding the central part of the Swiss city of Basel, only partially preserved today. The first city wall was completed around 1080 under bishop Burkhard von Fenis. Gate of Saint Alban is situated 430 metres south of Basilisk Fountain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosental and Basel-Gundeldingen.
Birsfelden
Town
Birsfelden is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Basilisk Fountain
- Categories: Basilisk Fountain, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Canton of Basel-City, Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.55702° or 47° 33′ 25″ north
Longitude
7.60212° or 7° 36′ 8″ east
Open location code
8FV9HJ42+RR
OpenStreetMap ID
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
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Basilisk Fountain” goes by many names.
- German: “Basiliskenbrunnen”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zum Adlerberg mansion and Quartiertreffpunkt Wettstein.
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