Basel City Wall, Medieval defensive wall in Basel, Switzerland
The remaining gates and wall sections stretch along several districts of Basel, featuring towers constructed with local sandstone and limestone materials.
The initial fortification, built around 1080 by Bishop Burkhard von Fenis, expanded over centuries to include 40 towers and multiple defensive rings.
The preserved gates Spalentor, Sankt-Alban-Tor, and Sankt-Johanns-Tor demonstrate medieval military architecture through their detailed stone carvings and structural design.
Visitors can explore the wall remains through a marked path connecting the three preserved gates, starting at the Spalentor near the Basel Historical Museum.
Materials from demolished Jewish cemeteries during the 1348 Black Death period were incorporated into sections of the outer wall construction.
Location: Basel
Address: Alte Stadtmauer, Mühlegraben, 4052 Basel, Switzerland 4052 Basel
GPS coordinates: 47.55439,7.60399
Latest update: March 6, 2025 12:17
Collection of key architectural and cultural sites in Basel, Switzerland, including religious buildings, museums, and historical structures located where Switzerland meets France and Germany.
Basel Paper Mill
68 m
Museum of Contemporary Art
197 m
Gate of Saint Alban
124 m
St. Alban
258 m
Don-Bosco-Church
369 m
Letziturm Basel
79 m
Sammler fountain
289 m
Neo-gothic mansion
305 m
Dreitrog fountain
390 m
Houses Sevogelplatz
410 m
Heusler House
79 m
Pfeffer Court
104 m
Former ribbon factory Sarasin (1844, 1889)
208 m
Residential building
319 m
Shingles Court
69 m
Moser mansion
378 m
Reformed vicarage of St. Alban
395 m
Rychenmühle
40 m
Residential houses on Zossenweglein
303 m
Reformed St. Albanstift
280 m
Zum neuen Kettenhof house
391 m
Goldener Sternen
157 m
Bandfabrik Hoffmann (1836)
350 m
Houses Sevogelplatz
414 m
Ehemalige Gallizianmühle
54 m
Former ribbon factory Sarasin (youth hostel)
186 m
Albankloster-Brunnen
234 m
Schwanen-Brunnen
232 mReviews
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