Saturday, 22 September 2012
Münsterplatz 12
Hidden behind many buildings; can be seen by access from Rittergasse, go past this fountain to the rear of the building and it on the other side of the fence.
Probably can be accessed from Münsterberg.
Probably can be accessed from Münsterberg.
Rittergasse 4-10
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Location: Basel-City Building Department, Rittergasse 4 (walk through a gate> against a gym <)
Artist / in: not available
In operation since: Unspecified
listed: no History / Description: The trough is decorated with a scalloped pattern with rings attached. The fountain column below is decorated with a mask, sticking out two water spouts. On the capital is an urn, which is draped with pile fabric. Based on the stone can be assumed that this fountain must be more than a hundred years old.
Special: In the courtyard you can see under the glass pyramids archaeological finds old Basel city wall.

Location: Basel-City Building Department, Rittergasse 4 (walk through a gate> against a gym <)
Artist / in: not available
In operation since: Unspecified
listed: no History / Description: The trough is decorated with a scalloped pattern with rings attached. The fountain column below is decorated with a mask, sticking out two water spouts. On the capital is an urn, which is draped with pile fabric. Based on the stone can be assumed that this fountain must be more than a hundred years old.
Special: In the courtyard you can see under the glass pyramids archaeological finds old Basel city wall.
Schlüsselberg
Location: Courtyard by Schoolhouse "mosquito", Münsterplatz 18 (Access via Restaurant "Isaac"> Münsterplatz 16 / entrance through a wooden door or via Schluesselberg 14 / go through a gate)
Artist / in: not available
In operation since: Unspecified
listed: no
History / Description: The fountain of stone leans against the "house for mosquitoes." It has a water spout, a rectangular trough and a Sudeltrog, into which the content of the main trough overflows.
Special: Today the school is a further education school. Before that, here, the Humanist school was housed.
Augustinergasse 1
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Location: Augustinergasse 1 / Rheinsprung (near the Natural History Museum)
Artist / in: not available
In operation since: 1837 (Brunn Stock) / since 1846 at this place
listed: Yes, since 1915
History / Description: 1468 already shows a "Augustinergasse wells" in the files. This was in 1530 decorated with a fountain column including Basilisk, which looks down on the Basel-sign. His name was "Old Augustinians Well" in 1846 and replaced by the present "Augustinian fountain". The original column of the well is in the History Museum. The well has a rectangular trough. The dark red column, from a water spout stands is decorated with cherubs.
Special features: The Augustinians were a Catholic religious order, the end of the 13th Century lived in Basel.


Artist / in: not available
In operation since: 1837 (Brunn Stock) / since 1846 at this place
listed: Yes, since 1915
History / Description: 1468 already shows a "Augustinergasse wells" in the files. This was in 1530 decorated with a fountain column including Basilisk, which looks down on the Basel-sign. His name was "Old Augustinians Well" in 1846 and replaced by the present "Augustinian fountain". The original column of the well is in the History Museum. The well has a rectangular trough. The dark red column, from a water spout stands is decorated with cherubs.
Special features: The Augustinians were a Catholic religious order, the end of the 13th Century lived in Basel.
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