Fountains of Basel

Saturday, 23 June 2012

Sankt Alban-Vorstadt 25

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Location: St. Alban quarter 25 (go through a gate)
Artists / in: no information
In operation since: 1840/41
listed: no
History / Description: The plastic cast iron shows an erect snake on the round, carved in stone, is a watering trough.
Special features: There are two other snake wells in Basel (Fountains references: 107/192). In the reference 192 is a "partner well", which is identical to that source. The wells can only be visited on weekdays during the day. (From the gate, one can see him but not good.)
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Posted by Ian Francis at 14:17
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Labels: BrunnenLinked, Period: 19th C, Shape:Circle, Style:Sculptural, Type:1spigot, Visibility:Off-street
Location: Sankt Alban-Vorstadt 25, 4052 Basle, Switzerland

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