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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kunstmuseum Basel and St. Alban.
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 620 metres west of Gate of Saint Alban.
St. Alban
Church
St. Alban is a church, which is situated 230 metres northwest of Gate of Saint Alban.
St. Jakob-Park
Stadium
St. Jakob-Park is a Swiss sports stadium in Basel. 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. St. Jakob-Park is situated 2 km southeast of Gate of Saint Alban.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Basel-Gundeldingen and Rosental.
Birsfelden
Town
Birsfelden is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Gate of Saint Alban
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: tower
- Categories: tower, building, tourism, city gate, and historic site
- Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Canton of Basel-City, Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.55324° or 47° 33′ 12″ north
Longitude
7.60321° or 7° 36′ 12″ east
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8FV9HJ33+77
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=gatehouse
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tosk Albanian—“Gate of Saint Alban” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣奥尔本门”
- Chinese: “聖奧爾本門”
- German: “St. Alban-Tor”
- German: “St.-Alban-Tor”
- Swiss German: “S Dalbedoor”
- Tosk Albanian: “St. Alban-Tor”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sandkasten St. Alban Tor and St. Alban-Tor Park.
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