Grossbasel, Basel — Area Guide & Where to Stay

What are the main landmarks in Grossbasel?

Twenty-five entries, and the Basel Minster above them all. Museums take the largest share, among them the Basel Museum of Ancient Art and Ludwig Collection, the Natural History Museum of Basel, the Museum of Cultures, the Swiss Architecture Museum, the Jewish Museum of Switzerland, the Pharmaziemuseum Universität Basel and the Dollhouse Museum, with the Kunsthalle Basel and Skulpturhalle Basel alongside. Gates survive too.

The Gate of Spalen, the Aeschenschwibbogen and the Rhine Gate all belong to Grossbasel, as does the Barfüsserkirche.

What is the history of Grossbasel?

No charter year is recorded for the quarter itself. Grossbasel carries the older institutions instead: the Basel Minster, the Chartreuse de Bâle, the Preacher's Church and the Church of Saint Leonard all belong to it, and the Barfüsserkirche joins them. Gates mark the old limits.

The Gate of Spalen, the Aeschenschwibbogen and the Rhine Gate survive from the walled city, while the Amerbach Cabinet and the Herzog Foundation stand for the collecting that came after.

Where is Grossbasel?

The Basel Minster stands at the heart of Grossbasel, with the Gate of Spalen, the Aeschenschwibbogen and the Rhine Gate marking the quarter's older limits.