Tinguely Fountain
Tinguely Fountain is a fountain in Basel, Canton of Basel-City. Tinguely Fountain is situated nearby to the movie theater Kult.kino atelier, as well as near Swiss Architecture Museum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Gürkan Sengün, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Fountain
- Description: fountain in Basel, Switzerland, better known as ‘Tinguely Fountain’
- Also known as: “Carnival Fountain”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swiss Architecture Museum and Kunsthalle Basel.
Swiss Architecture Museum
Museum
Photo: Basmus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The S AM Swiss Architecture Museum is an architecture museum in Basel, Switzerland. Through its program of temporary exhibitions and events, it contributes to international debates on architecture and urban development as well as related socio-political aspects.
Kunsthalle Basel
Library
Photo: Basmus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kunsthalle Basel is a contemporary art gallery in Basel, Switzerland. As Switzerland's oldest and still most active institution for contemporary art established in the year of 1872, Kunsthalle Basel forms a vital part of Basel's cultural centre and is located next to the city's theatre and opposite the concert house Stadtcasino.
Basel Historical Museum – Barfüsserkirche
Museum
Photo: Basmus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Basel Historical Museum is one of the largest and most important museums of its kind in Switzerland and a heritage site of national significance. It opened in 1892. Basel Historical Museum – Barfüsserkirche is situated 120 metres north of Tinguely Fountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Basel-Gundeldingen and Rosental.
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.
Tinguely Fountain
- Category: carnival fountain
- Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Canton of Basel-City, Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.55367° or 47° 33′ 13″ northLongitude
7.59062° or 7° 35′ 26″ eastInception
1977Open location code
8FV9HH3R+F6OpenStreetMap ID
way 84594477OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q683514
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Tosk Albanian—“Tinguely Fountain” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Բարեկենդանի շատրվան”
- French: “fontaine du carnaval”
- French: “Fontaine du carnaval”
- German: “Fasnachts-Brunnen”
- German: “Fasnachtsbrunnen”
- German: “Tinguely-Brunnen”
- Japanese: “ティンゲリーの噴水”
- Spanish: “Fuente Tinguely”
- Swiss German: “Carnaval”
- Swiss German: “Fasnachts-Brunne”
- Swiss German: “Tinguely-Brunnen”
- Tosk Albanian: “Fasnachts-Brunnen”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kult.kino atelier and Historisches Museum Basel;Bibliothek, Direktion & Verwaltung.
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