Sandgrube

Sandgrube is an university building in Basel, Canton of Basel-City which is located on Riehenstrasse. Sandgrube is situated nearby to the university Institute for European Global Studies, as well as near the school Schule für Gestaltung Basel.

Photo: Wsieber, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: University building
Description: former country estate with manor house in the city of Basel, Switzerland
Also known as: “Europainstitut, Villa Leissler” and “Villa Leissler”
Address: Riehenstrasse 154, Basel, 4058

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basel Badischer Railway Station and Schule für Gestaltung Basel.

Basel Badischer Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Taxiarchos228, FAL.

Basel Badischer Bahnhof is a railway station in the Swiss city of Basel 2 km south of the Germany–Switzerland border. Despite its location, its land is an enclave of the EU Customs Union of Germany, with German rules applying to its rail traffic and… Basel Badischer Railway Station is situated 320 metres north of Sandgrube.

Schule für Gestaltung Basel

School

Photo: 1904.CC, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Schule für Gestaltung Basel is a cantonal vocational school for training and continuing education in design, communication design, and art, located at Vogelsangstrasse 15 in Basel, Switzerland. Schule für Gestaltung Basel is situated 120 metres south of Sandgrube.

Messeplatz

Square

Photo: Mattes, CC BY 2.0 de.

Messeplatz is a paved 53,800 square-foot plaza between exhibition halls that serves as a public fairground or gathering area in the city of Basel. It is considered the heart of the Art Basel fair, as well as other annual Basel trade shows, which take place in the neighboring Messe Basel buildings. Messeplatz is situated 370 metres west of Sandgrube.