Andreasplatz
Andreasplatz is a square in Basel, Canton of Basel-City. Andreasplatz is situated nearby to the historic site Monkey Fountain, as well as near the archaeological site Andreaskapelle.Photo: Mattes, CC BY 2.0 de.
- Type: Pedestrian zone
- Description: square in Basel, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Andreasplatz, Basel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pharmacy Museum of the University of Basel and Monkey Fountain.
Pharmacy Museum of the University of Basel
Museum
Photo: Mattes, CC BY 2.0 de.
The Pharmacy Museum of the University of Basel shows in its permanent collection the history of medicinal remedies and their preparation. Designed as a collection of specimens for study purposes, the museum was founded in 1924 by Josef Anton Häfliger and has been preserved to this day in its original form as a 'scientific cabinet'.
Monkey Fountain
Historic site
Photo: Julia Hottingen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monkey Fountain is a historic site.
Stadthaus (ehemalige Post)
Public building
Photo: Mattes, CC BY 2.0 de.
Stadthaus (ehemalige Post) is a public 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 2½ km southwest of Andreasplatz.
Andreasplatz
- Category: square
- Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Canton of Basel-City, Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.55817° or 47° 33′ 29″ northLongitude
7.58641° or 7° 35′ 11″ eastInception
1241Named after
Andrew the ApostleOpen location code
8FV9HH5P+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 23466709OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianWikidata ID
Q17038011
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In Other Languages
From French to Tosk Albanian—“Andreasplatz” goes by many names.
- French: “Andreasplatz”
- German: “Andreasplatz”
- Swiss German: “Andreasplatz”
- Tosk Albanian: “Andreasplatz”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Andreaskapelle and Wohn- und Wehrturm Schneidergasse.
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