Meret Oppenheim Tower

The Meret Oppenheim Tower is a mixed-use high-rise building in Basel, Switzerland. Built between 2016 and 2019, the tower stands at 85 m tall with 25 floors and is the current 27th tallest building in Switzerland.

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Type: Residential building
Description: skyscraper in Basel, Switzerland
Also known as: “Meret Oppenheim Hochhaus” and “Meret-Oppenheim-Hochhaus”
Address: Meret-Oppenheim-Platz 1, Basel, 4053
Roof shape: flat

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basel SBB Railway Station and Basel Zoo.

Basel SBB Railway Station

Railway station

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Basel SBB railway station is the central railway station in the city of Basel, Switzerland. Opened in 1854 but rebuilt in 1907, it is Europe's busiest international border station: owned by Swiss Federal Railways and partly operated by France's SNCF. Basel SBB Railway Station is situated 260 metres northeast of Meret Oppenheim Tower.

Basel Zoo

Zoo

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Zoo Basel is a zoological garden in the city of Basel, Switzerland. Its official name is Zoologischer Garten Basel — or in English: Basel Zoological Garden. Basel Zoo is situated 590 metres west of Meret Oppenheim Tower.

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 1 km northeast of Meret Oppenheim Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Basel-Gundeldingen and Binningen.

Basel-Gundeldingen

Suburb

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Basel-Gundeldingen is a suburb.

Binningen

Town

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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.