Old University
Old University is an university building in Basel, Canton of Basel-City. Old University is situated nearby to Carp fountain, as well as near the residential building Haus zum Brauer.- Type: University building
- Description: building in the city of Basel, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Alte Universität” and “old university”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Natural History Museum of Basel and Carp fountain.
Natural History Museum of Basel
Museum
Photo: Basmus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Natural History Museum Basel is a natural history museum in Basel, Switzerland that houses wide-ranging collections focused on the fields of zoology, entomology, mineralogy, anthropology, osteology and paleontology. Natural History Museum of Basel is situated 150 metres southeast of Old University.
State archives of the Canton of Basel-Stadt
Government building
Photo: Basler24, CC BY-SA 3.0.
State archives of the Canton of Basel-Stadt is a government building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosental and Basel-Gundeldingen.
Binningen
Town
Photo: Daendy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Binningen is situated 3 km southwest of Old University.
Old University
- Categories: building, architectural structure, and education
- Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Canton of Basel-City, Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.55882° or 47° 33′ 32″ northLongitude
7.58938° or 7° 35′ 22″ eastOperator
University of BaselOpen location code
8FV9HH5Q+GQOpenStreetMap ID
way 137472411OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityWikidata ID
Q17038009
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In Other Languages
From German to Tosk Albanian—“Old University” goes by many names.
- German: “Alte Universität”
- Swiss German: “Alte Universität Basel”
- Tosk Albanian: “Alte Universität Basel”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Haus zum Brauer and Fachbereichsbibliothek Kulturwissenschaft und Europäische Ethnologie.
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