VirtualGlobetrotting: Switzerland: Basel

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Andreas & Gigi Oeri's House
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Andreas Oeri is one of the heirs of the Basel pharmaceutical company F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG. The Oeries and Hoffmanns are considered to be the richest Swiss families.
The eccentric Gigi Oeri is best known for her stint as president of Swiss soccer club FC Basel.

3 countries borders corner (Switzerland, France, Germany)
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Dreiländerecke

Rudolf Maag's House
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Maag was the CEO of STRATEC Medical. After a successful IPO in 1996, STRATEC merged, in 1999, with SYNTHES USA into SYNTHES-STRATEC. In 2000 Maag left SYNTHES-STRATEC. He has since assumed various Board of Directors mandates and is involved in private equity financed start-ups and spin-offs.
Swiss "Bilanz" magazine estimates his net worth at $1.35 billion.

Bâle / Basel - Mulhouse Airport (BSL/LFSB)
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Hoffmann-La Roche Headquarters
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F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. is a Swiss global health-care company and the fifth largest company in Switzerland, measured by revenue.

Saint-Jakob Park Stadium
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St Theodore's Church
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Near the Wettstein bridge in Basle is the St-Theodor-Kirchplatz, in which is the Late Gothic St Theodore's church (14th C.). Noteworthy are the sandstone font (ca. 1500), the choir with a wall tabernacle (16th C.) and the old choir windows (ca. 1375).
Between the square and the river we find the old Carthusian monastery which has served as a monastery since 1669.

Zoo Basel Garten
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'Schaulager' by Herzog and De Meuron
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houses the Emanuel Hoffmann collection - http://www.schaulager.org/en/index.php

'Institute for Hospital Pharmaceuticals' by Herzog and De Meuron
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Pierre de Meuron
Jacques Herzog

Basel's Town Hall
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The fine building on the Marktplatz was constructed in stages at the beginning and end of the 16th century and at the end of the 19th century. A guided tour of the Town Hall including the chambers of the Great Council and Council of Government is accompanied by an account of the architectural and political history of the city canton and an outline of its present situation.

'Novartis' by Frank Gehry
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By: pmoore66.
2009

EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg
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'Signal Box' by Herzog and De Meuron
Jacques Herzog
Pierre de Meuron

'Bank for International Settlements' by Mario Botta

'Euregio Office Building' by Richard Meier

Spalentor 'Spalen Gate'
The Spalentor is the most imposing of the three surviving city gates that formed part of the fortifications of 1400. Many important goods for the supply of the city passed through this gate from Alsace.
The side facing away from the town is decorated with three figures from the beginning of the 15th century - the Madonna and two prophets.
Just close by, you can discover the Botanic Garden of the Basel University!

'St. Jakob Arena' by Herzog & de Meuron
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6,330 seat arena built in 2002. Home of the EHC Basel hockey team of the Swiss Hockey League (A).

Wolf
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Basel zoo

'Intersection' by Richard Serra
1992
at the Theaterplatz Basel

1356 Basel earthquake epicenter
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The Basel earthquake of 18 October 1356 is the most significant seismological event to have occurred in Central Europe in recorded history. The earthquake destroyed the town of Basel, Switzerland, sited near the southern end of the Upper Rhine Graben, and caused much destruction in a vast region extending into France and Germany. Though major earthquakes are common at the seismically active edges of tectonic plates in Turkey, Greece and Italy, intraplate earthquakes are rare events in Central Europe: according to the Swiss Seismological Service, of more than 10,000 earthquakes in Switzerland over the past 800 years, only half a dozen of them have registered more than 6.0 on the Richter scale.

Novartis Campus Building by SANAA
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Elephants
Zoo Basel

'Lieu dit' by Michael Grossert
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Longest Dinosaur model in the World
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Grand Casino Basel

'Dirk's Pod' by Richard Serra
2004
on the Novartis campus

Schützenmatte Stadion
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Münster Cathedral
With its red sandstone walls, multicoloured roof tiles and twin towers, the Cathedral is a dominant feature of the city. The crypt, the choir, the tomb of Erasmus of Rotterdam, the Galluspforte and the two cloisters are a testimony to the eventful history of its construction over a period of several centuries.
The history of Basel as an urban settlement begins on the Cathedral Hill. In the first century BC, Celts from the tribe of the Rauricii lived there in a fortified «oppidum». In the Rittergasse, remains of the «Celtic Wall» can be seen in windows let into the ground.
In the year 15 BC, Roman troops constructed a military base on the Cathedral Hill on the border between the Roman Empire and the Germanic tribes. In the middle of the Münsterplatz one can see the covered shaft of a Roman well which extends down to the ground water of the Rhine.
Christianity became established in our region in the late Roman era. Documents exist which mention bishops from Augusta Raurica, a Roman civil town located roughly 10 km upstream. But from the 8th century onwards the names of all bishops, who now, however, resided in Basel, are known.
The first discernible traces of a cathedral date from the Carolingian period. This building was destroyed in 917 when the town was attacked by the Hungarians. At the beginning of the 11th century, Emperor Henry II endowed Basel with a magnificent new cathedral. In the last quarter of the 12th century, Henry's cathedral was replaced by a late Romanesque building which was restored in the Gothic style after the devastating earthquake of 1356.
Around the Münsterplatz the members of the cathedral chapter built their own late Gothic residences. The large open space was used for ceremonial processions, festivals, tournaments and lavish parades held by visiting royal and imperial personages. In 1529 Basel fully converted to the Protestant faith. The bishop and cathedral chapter left the city. The empty residences of the churchmen were purchased by rich merchants and converted in the 18th century to the late baroque and neo-classical style. The Münsterplatz became a quiet, prosperous residential quarter and later the centre of the city's administration. Today this fine square is used for all kinds of events and serves as a living open space for people to meet.

Basel SBB railway station
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Busiest international border station in Europe

Theater Basel
Theater Basel is the municipal theatre of the city of Basel, Switzerland, which is home to the city's opera and ballet companies. The theatre also presents plays and musicals in addition to operas and operettas.

Roger Federer
Roger Federer (German pronunciation: [ˈfeːdərər]; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who as of August 2012 is ranked World No. 1 by the ATP.

'Tinguelybrunnen' by Jean Tinguely
Carnival Fountain

Novartis Campus Building by Tadao Ando
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Stadion Rankhof

Novartis Campus Building by Chipperfield
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Cheetah
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' Wiesekreisel' by Lucia Schnüriger and Harald König
Meadow Roundabout

Museum Tinguely
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'Hammering Man' by Jonathan Borofsky
on the Aeschenplatz

Fouga Magister CM-170
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The Fouga Magister (company designation CM.170) is a 1950s French two-seat jet trainer. The related CM.175 Zéphyr was a carrier-capable version for the French Navy.
Although it is often lauded as the first purpose built two-seat turbojet-powered trainer aircraft, similar claims are made for the Fokker S.14 Machtrainer whose first flight, production, and service entry were all about year earlier. However, the Magister was much more successful than the Machtrainer, being produced in far greater numbers and being exported to many nations

KVA Basel Waste-to-Energy Plant

Buffalo
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Basel zoo

'Sitzpyramide' by Armin Hofmann

St. Jakob Leichtathletikstadion

'Spider (Araignée)' by Alexander Calder
at the Oeffentliche Kunstsammlung

'Tinguely Museum' by Mario Botta

Roche Towers (tallest building in Switzerland) under construction
Tower 2 will be 205 m (673 ft) tall upon completion in 2022
By Herzog & de Meuron

Elisabethenkirche
Elisabethenkirche in Basel is the most important neo-gothic building in Switzerland. It is now used as an "Open Church".

"Free Tibet" Graffiti

Tinguely Fountain
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Lockheed C-121C "Super Constellation"
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Trailer bike
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A one-wheeled (or more rarely two-wheeled) bicycle trailer designed to carry one or more small riders in positions that closely resemble that of a bicycle rider.

Architekturmuseum (Swiss Architecture Museum)

Ship Screw (at the Naval Museum)
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A ship screw at the entrance of the naval museum of Basel

Lofthaus Basel
Building by Buchner & Bründler Architects

'Bazooka' by Anna Amadio

Ram
Basel Zoo

'Colonne à Eléments Interchangeables' by Jean Arp
1955/1961
Column of Interchangeable Elements

'Intersection' by Richard Serra

Strassburger Denkmal

'Fingerabdruck' by Jean-Pierre Zangger
Fingerprint

Sportmuseum Schweiz

'Landler / Polka' by Erik Steinbrecher

'White Curves' by Ellsworth Kelly

Roche Tower under construction

'Im Paradies' by Claude Lévêque

St. Alban Tor

University of Basel (oldest university in Switzerland)

'Untitled' by Paul Suter
1971-74

Consulate General of Ecuador, Basel

Flamingos
Basel zoo

'L´Homme aux bras Ecartés' by Pablo Picasso
Man Standing away Arms

'Amboss' by Bernhard Luginbühl

BLT tram No. 221

Consulate General of Tuvalu, Basel

Multicolor building
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Saint-Jakob Park Stadium
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BVB tram No. 677

Kid on a bike making a thumbs up

'Ohne Titel' by Paul Suter
1971-74

'Realms and Neighbours' by Tony Cragg

'Ombre' by Renée Levi

Consulate of the Netherlands, Basel

'Singular' by Enzo Cucchi

Synagogue Basel

Brauerei Fischerstube

'Dickfigur Beteigeuze' by Bernhard Luginbühl
Thick figure Betelgeuse

Breitling (Super Constellation Flyers)
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Lockheed L-1049F Super Constellation, HB-RSC (cn 4175)

'Transitlager Dreispitz' by BIG

House along a Partition Wall by Herzog & de Meuron

Building Mural
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Black Cross Bowl

'Schwimmwasserplastik Fontaine' bu Jean Tinguely
Floating Plastic Water Fountain

'Untitled' by Paul Suter
1972-74

Consulate of Mali, Basel

Consulate General of Spain, Basel (blurred out)

'Untitled' by Paul Suter
at Parkhaus Steinen

'Asklepios 8' by Herzog & de Meuron