Schutzenmattpark

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Location: In Schützenmattpark / page Weiherweg
Artist: Alfred Wymann (relief)
In operation since: 1957
listed: no
History / Description: The fountain of limestone has a water spout. On the outside walls of a relief Alfred Wymann is to find a girl on the head, a rooster and a sun to represent.
Special: From 1449 to the 19th Century have taken place in this area shooting practice of the fire shooters. Because of increased risk for nearby residents the shooting range had to relocated to Allschwil / BL. In 1899, the park was redesigned. A part of the area of today's Schützenmattpark and the other the opposite sports ground "Schützenmatte" is. Even today, the nearby "clubhouse", is the company building the fire shooters.

Spalentorweg 4

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Location: Spalentorweg 
Artist / in: not available
In operation since: Unspecified (Dated 1864 on the column)
listed: no
History / Description: The fountain has an octagonal trough. For the fountain column, the above is decorated with various patterns, projects a gargoyle.
Special: It is across the street from the imposing Spalentor, which belonged to the city walls of Basel 1400. At the front gate, it once had a drawbridge that crossed a ditch that is still present. Unfortunately, the area of the trench, about which a landscaped path leads, in recent decades - due to road construction - has become steadily smaller, but a piece has been preserved for posterity.

Steinengraben 25

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Kanonengasse 9-19

Kohlenberggasse 6

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Artist: Willi Hege (1907-1976)
"Brunnenanlage"
Commissioned 1959

Kanonengasse 18

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Access from Leonhardstrasse; technically no longer a fountain as it has a tap attached, but was clearly a free flowing fountain originally.

Leonhardsstrasse 6

Location: Leonhardsstrasse 6 (go in the courtyard of the Music Academy / through a gate)

Artist / in: no details

in operation since: 1813

conservation: no

History / Description: Christoph Merian Ehinger erected the fountain in 1813 in his backyard at Nadelberg 6/8. The "CE" is thus the abbreviation of his name. In 1873 the music school was established in these properties. 1903 the music school moved, today is becoming the Academy of Music, to its present location, Leonhardsstrasse 6. With the move and the fountain went right over to the new property. The trough was renewed, but the name plate is still the same. 

Special: The well is only accessible during the day. Otherwise, it can be seen from the gate.

Leonhardsstrasse 8-1

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Leonhardsstrasse 3

Spalenberg 12 (Theater Fauteuil)

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Riehentorstrasse 5

Theodorskirchplatz 7-4

Theodorskirchplatz 7-3

Weiherweg 22

More InformationLocation: Pond path in the Schützenhaus (in the courtyard of the restaurant "Zum Schützenhaus")
Artist / in: not available
In operation since: 1849
listed: no
History / Description: The disc on the rectangular trough, leaning on the building is decorated with a rosette around the fountain's pipe.
Special: The clubhouse was in the 16th Built century. Preserved in the hall of the house are many valuable paintings and also remain still and shooting master discs. Even today it is still the home of the Fire Protection Society. The building houses next to it another restaurant business.

Theodorskirchplatz 7-2

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Rebgasse 70

Location: Courtyard by Theodore schoolhouse / Theodorskirchplatz 3 (walk through a gate) 
Artist / in: not available
In operation since: Unspecified
listed: no
History / Description: In the middle of the square stands the trough fountain column, from the tower on two sides water spouts.
Special: The fountain can be visited only on weekdays during the day (in school operations).

Theodorskirchplatz 7

More InformationLocation: orphanage Theodorskirchplatz 7 (going through a big gate)
Artist: Balthasar Hüglin
In operation since: 1677 (figure) / water trough was changed in the meantime (Dated 1864)
listed: no
History / Description: On the inscription of the plaque on the fountain column is to recognize who the construction of this beautiful fountain is due to. The water trough leans against the old building. This group of figures is a mother with three children. The female figure represents Caritas, a personification of the toiling love (caritas is latin for Charity, one of the 3 virtues).
Special: The fountain can only be visited in the day.

Theodorsgraben 18

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Location: (slightly hidden) In Theodorsgraben system / left of the ramp
Artist / in: not available
In operation since: Unspecified
listed: no
History / Description: The fountain is at the ramp that connects the park with the head of the Wettstein bridge. The water flows out of the mouth of a bronze figure, which is mounted on the wall.
Special: From here it's only a few dozen meters from the banks of the Rhine. From there you can continue to walk in either direction Tinguely Museum or the border triangle.

Theodorskirchplatz 3

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Location: Theodorskirchplatz / Wettsteinstrasse
Artist: Alexander Zschokke
In operation since: 1955
listed since no
History: The fountain column, where there is a red and blue painted barrel with children, stands between the two stage water trough. On the pillar is the former Mayor of Basel and statesman Johann Rudolf Wettstein (1594 - 1666) who, with his skill brought about the Peace of Westphalia. He was a hunter and therefore his loyal dog sitting beside him. At the fountain is the inscription: "In memory of Mayor Johann Rudolf Wettstein 1594 - 1666 and to commemorate the union of small Basel and large Basel 1392".
Special: The fountain was supposed to be created in 1892, on the occasion of 500 years of association between large and small Basel, but instead of the required 90,000 CHF - CHF 8172 were all - together... It was not until the year 1954 that the money had come together with compounded interest.