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Spring is coming. Photo taken in Lange Erlen, Basel's "green lung".
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Basel ist eine Schweizer Grossstadt sowie Hauptort des Kantons Basel-Stadt, den sie mit den Gemeinden Riehen und Bettingen bildet. Nach Zürich und Genf ist Basel mit 172'258 Einwohnern die drittgrösste Stadt der Schweiz. Wikipedia
Eindrückliche Brocken! Tramgleiseerneuerung am Bruderholzweg zwischen der Gundeldingerstrasse und der Wolfschlucht.
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View down the Rhinebend in the city of Basel. On the right the headquarters of the pharma giant Roche.
Basel, the chemical and pharmaceutical hub of Europe, is sharing border with France and Germany, having the only port city of the country. It has two parts (Gross Basel and Klein Basel) divided by the river Rhine.
Its medieval old town centers around Marktplatz, dominated by the 16th-century, red-sandstone Town Hall. Its 12th-century Gothic cathedral has city views, and contains the tomb of the 16th-century Dutch scholar, Erasmus.
Basler Herbstmesse (Autumn fair) is the largest and oldest festive event of Switzerland. In 2020-21 Basel is celebrating the 550th year of the festival. The Ferris wheel is a classic landmark of the city during this time.