Springender Fisch

Springender Fisch is a work of art in Basel, Canton of Basel-City. Springender Fisch is situated nearby to the swimming area Basler Rheinschwimmen, as well as near the office building Bulding 2.

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: statue
Also known as: “Springender Salm”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum Tinguely and Kunstmuseum Basel.

Museum Tinguely

Museum

Photo: Alan Philip Müller, CC BY 2.0.

The Museum Tinguely is an art museum in Basel, Switzerland, dedicated to the work of Swiss painter and sculptor Jean Tinguely. Designed by architect Mario Botta, it opened in 1996 on the banks of the Rhine. Museum Tinguely is situated 450 metres east of Springender Fisch.

Kunstmuseum Basel

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, FAL.

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 1 km west of Springender Fisch.

Gate of Saint Alban

Photo: Taxiarchos228, FAL.

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 560 metres southwest of Springender Fisch.