The Blue House
The Blue House is a government building in Basel, Canton of Basel-City. The Blue House is situated nearby to Goldfish fountain, as well as near the government office Generalsekretariat des Departements für Wirtschaft, Soziales und Umwelt des Kantons Basel-Stadt.Photo: Mikatu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Government building
- Description: Historical building in Basel
- Also known as: “Blaues Haus” and “Reichensteinerhof”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Natural History Museum of Basel and Goldfish 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 120 metres southeast of The Blue House.
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 The Blue House.
The Blue House
- Categories: house and building
- Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Canton of Basel-City, Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.55845° or 47° 33′ 30″ northLongitude
7.58935° or 7° 35′ 22″ eastOpen location code
8FV9HH5Q+9POpenStreetMap ID
way 541538444OpenStreetMap feature
building=governmentWikidata ID
Q18002002
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In Other Languages
From French to Slovenian—“The Blue House” goes by many names.
- French: “maison bleue”
- French: “Maison bleue”
- German: “Das Blaue Haus”
- German: “Reichensteinerhof”
- Slovenian: “modra hiša”
- Slovenian: “Reichensteinerhof”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Generalsekretariat des Departements für Wirtschaft, Soziales und Umwelt des Kantons Basel-Stadt and Amt für Beistandschaften und Erwachsenenschutz.
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