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Basel's Rathaus


Basel's Rathaus
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Copyright: Lili Segal (lilisegal) Silver Note Writer [C: 3 W: 0 N: 25] (216)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-09-04
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 3200
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/80 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-09-28 4:44
Viewed: 993
Points: 2
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Basel's famous Rathaus (Town Hall), with its red walls, overlooks the town centre's Market Square. Its oldest parts are five hundred years old.
The façade of its oldest parts still presents the visitor with Gothic and Renaissance elements, and comprises the three arched entrances, clock, and golden turret; the chancery was added from 1606 to 1608. From 1898 to 1904, when the Market Square was replanned, the oriel tower was added and crowned, as a symbol of the citizenry's claim to power, by the bartizan. The trompe- and murals were done largely by Hans Bock, the rich interior features are from the 16th to 20th centuries.
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A very graceful interesting photo and notes. TFS,
Fran

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