Peter Merian Building

Peter Merian Building is an office building in Basel, Canton of Basel-City. Peter Merian Building is situated nearby to the university Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz Hochschule für Wirtschaft, as well as near the bridge Peter Merian-Brücke.

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Type: Office building
Description: Building in Basel
Also known as: “Peter-Merian-Gebäude”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basel SBB Railway Station and Kunstmuseum Basel.

Basel SBB Railway Station

Railway station

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Basel SBB railway station is the central railway station in the city of Basel, Switzerland. Opened in 1854 but rebuilt in 1907, it is Europe's busiest international border station: owned by Swiss Federal Railways and partly operated by France's SNCF. Basel SBB Railway Station is situated 430 metres northwest of Peter Merian Building.

Kunstmuseum Basel

Museum

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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 north of Peter Merian Building.

St. Jakob-Park

Stadium

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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 east of Peter Merian Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Basel-Gundeldingen and Binningen.

Basel-Gundeldingen

Suburb

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Basel-Gundeldingen is a suburb.

Binningen

Town

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Binningen is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland. It is nestled in a valley, on a plateau, and on two hills overlooking the city of Basel.