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| 23-Jun-2012 |
Fountain at 23-Jun-2012 was plain. Sometime about October 2012, a decorative column was added, dated 1706.
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| 10-Nov-2012 |
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| 23-Jun-2012 |
Saturday, 23 June 2012
Steinenberg 4a
Fountain at 23-Jun-2012 was plain. Sometime about October 2012, a decorative column was added, dated 1706.
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.)
Twinned with sankt-alban-vorstadt-49-51
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.)
Twinned with sankt-alban-vorstadt-49-51
Sankt Alban-Vorstadt 47-49
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Location: Corner of Mill Mountain / St. Alban quarter
Artists / in: no information
In operation since: 2nd Half of the 18th Century (Original) / 1938 (copy)
listed building: Yes, since 1915
History / Description: The well has a square-shaped trough, which is rounded at the corners. The column of wells stick sticking out of the two water pipes, is divided into three parts. The lower and upper part is decorated with protruding rectangles. The middle section has a laurel container and the column with an urn, which is hung round with a pile fabric, crowned. Behind the fountain there is a house "for Schoeneck," which was built between 1840 and 1844 led by Melchior Berri.
Special: The trough of limestone is 5 x 5 meters. Until 1935 this was the fountain with the largest trough in Basel.
Artists / in: no information
In operation since: 2nd Half of the 18th Century (Original) / 1938 (copy)
listed building: Yes, since 1915
History / Description: The well has a square-shaped trough, which is rounded at the corners. The column of wells stick sticking out of the two water pipes, is divided into three parts. The lower and upper part is decorated with protruding rectangles. The middle section has a laurel container and the column with an urn, which is hung round with a pile fabric, crowned. Behind the fountain there is a house "for Schoeneck," which was built between 1840 and 1844 led by Melchior Berri.
Special: The trough of limestone is 5 x 5 meters. Until 1935 this was the fountain with the largest trough in Basel.
Sankt Alban-Vorstadt 49-51
More InformationLocation: St. Alban quarter (go through a gate) 49/51
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 and 191). In the Reference 191 is a "partner well", which is identical to that source. The fountain can be visited only during the daytime on weekdays.
Twinned with Sankt Alban-Vorstadt 25
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