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Roche Tower 2 (German: Roche Turm Bau 2) is a skyscraper in the Swiss city of Basel. With a height of 205 metres (673 ft), the building replaced Roche Tower 1 as the tallest building in Switzerland after it opened on 2 September 2022.
The building was financed by pharmaceutical company Hoffmann-La Roche and designed by Herzog & de Meuron. It accommodates 1,700 employees. The skyscraper is resistant towards earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.9 on the Richter magnitude scale. (Wikipedia)
Basel-Stadt ist ein Kanton in der Deutschschweiz. Der Hauptort und zugleich einwohnerstärkster Ort ist Basel. Der Kanton zählt zum Wirtschaftsraum Nordwestschweiz und zur grenzüberschreitenden Metropolregion Basel. Wikipedia
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A visit to the Rathaus (city hall) is worthwhile especially on account of the council chamber, the attractive inner courtyard, the romantic arcades and the tower. It was built after the great earthquake to replace the former seat of government. After Basel joined the Swiss Confederation, the front part of the building was replaced with an imposing new structure. The coats of arms of Basel and the 11 other members of the then Confederation adorn the crenellations. At the beginning of the 17th century, the city hall was extended, and the artist Hans Bock decorated the facade with painted trompe l'oeil. In 1900 the building was extended again to include the left-hand wing and the tower at the right.
Sie blühen blühen wieder an der Bruderholzallee, die Blut- oder Kirsch-Pflaumen. (Prunus cerasifera)
Basel calls itself the Cultural Capital of Switzerland. Among others, there is the Museum Jean Tinguely Basel, and the Zoological Garden. Jean Tinguely was a Swiss painter and sculptor. He is best known for his sculptural machines or kinetic art, in the Dada tradition; known officially as metamechanics.
Basel gilt heute neben anderen Schweizer Städten wie Zürich und Genf als eine der Städte mit der weltweit höchsten Lebensqualität. Wikipedia
Excerpt from basel.com:
A visit to the Rathaus (city hall) is worthwhile especially on account of the council chamber, the attractive inner courtyard, the romantic arcades and the tower. It was built after the great earthquake to replace the former seat of government. After Basel joined the Swiss Confederation, the front part of the building was replaced with an imposing new structure. The coats of arms of Basel and the 11 other members of the then Confederation adorn the crenellations. At the beginning of the 17th century, the city hall was extended, and the artist Hans Bock decorated the facade with painted trompe l'oeil. In 1900 the building was extended again to include the left-hand wing and the tower at the right.
Die Stadt gliedert sich in das Grossbasel auf der linken (südwestlichen) Seite des Rheins und das Kleinbasel am rechten Rheinufer. Wikipedia