The University Library of Basel (Universitätsbibliothek Basel) is one of the most important public information centres in the region. With a collection of around 7.5 million books as well as e-books, subject databases and journals, it is one of the largest academic libraries in Switzerland. It is also the library of the canton of Basel-Stadt. … Read more » “University Library of Basel”
Basel’s first medieval city wall was built by Bishop Burkhard von Fenis around 1080, shortly before the foundation of the monastery St. Alban (1083). At that time, Basel consisted of two communities: Grossbasel and Kleinbasel. The first Rhine Bridge (today, the Mittlere Brücke from 1905) was built around 1225. The town walls were reinforced and … Read more » “The City Walls of Basel”
The Protestant church of Kleinhüningen (canton Basel-Stadt, city of Basel) was built in 1710 by Peter Racine in a simple Baroque style. The church replaced the medieval village church. This church was destroyed in the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648). The ceiling, the western entrance and the octagonal shape of the tower are exceptional, the so-called … Read more » “Church of Kleinhüningen”
