Basel

Basel (English traditionally: Basle {{IPA|}}, German: Basel {{IPA|}}, French Bâle {{IPA|}}, Italian Basilea {{IPA|}}) is Switzerland's third most populous city (188,000 inhabitants in the canton of Basel-City as of 2004; the 690,000 inhabitants in the conurbation stretching across the immediate cantonal and national boundaries made Basel Switzerland's second-largest urban area as of 2003).

Architecture

The Romanesque Münster, with its two (uneven) towers forms an architectural monument which survived medieval earthquake. The tomb of Erasmus lies inside the Münster.

Related Topics:
Münster - Erasmus

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Basel is also host to an array of buildings by internationally renowned architects, such as the Beyeler Foundation by Renzo Piano, or the Vitra complex in nearby Weil am Rhein, comprised of three buildings by Zaha Hadid (fire station), Frank Gehry (design museum), Tadao Ando (conference centre), Mario Botta (Jean Tinguely Museum and Bank of International settlements)and several buildings by Herzog & de Meuron (originally from Basel, but otherwise known as the architects of the Tate Modern in London).

Related Topics:
Beyeler Foundation - Renzo Piano - Zaha Hadid - Frank Gehry - Tadao Ando - Mario Botta - Herzog & de Meuron - Tate Modern

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