Bulding 2

Roche Tower 2 is an office skyscraper in Basel, Switzerland. At 205 metres, it became the tallest building in Switzerland upon its opening on 2 September 2022, surpassing its sibling structure, Roche Tower.

Photo: Silesia711, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Office building
Description: skyscraper in Basel
Also known as: “Bau 2” and “Roche Tower 2”
Address: Grenzacherstrasse 124

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum Tinguely and Kunstmuseum Basel.

Museum Tinguely

Museum

Photo: Alan Philip Müller, CC BY 2.0.

The Museum Tinguely is an art museum in Basel, Switzerland, dedicated to the work of Swiss painter and sculptor Jean Tinguely. Designed by architect Mario Botta, it opened in 1996 on the banks of the Rhine. Museum Tinguely is situated 380 metres east of Bulding 2.

Kunstmuseum Basel

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, FAL.

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 southwest of Bulding 2.

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 1 km north of Bulding 2.