Uf dem Zwingel

Uf dem Zwingel is an apartment building in Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland. Uf dem Zwingel is situated near the apartment building Zum roten Schneck building, as well as near the square Hermann Hesse-Platz.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Basel Minster and Natural History Museum of Basel.

Basel Minster

Church

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Basel Minster is a religious building in the Swiss city of Basel, originally a Roman Catholic cathedral and today a Reformed Protestant church. The original cathedral was built between 1019 and 1500 in Romanesque and Gothic styles. Basel Minster is situated 300 metres south of Uf dem Zwingel.

Natural History Museum of Basel

Museum

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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 290 metres southwest of Uf dem Zwingel.

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 520 metres south of Uf dem Zwingel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Basel and Rosental.

Basel

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One of Switzerland's underrated tourist destinations, Basel has a beautiful medieval old town centre, a fascinating carnival, and several world class art museums built by architects like Renzo Piano, Mario Botta and Herzog & De Meuron.