Basel-Stadt Town Hall

The town hall, built in red sandstone, is an example of late Gothic architecture in Basel. The building has a lot of painting decorations. On the stairs there is a picture of the Last Judgment, under the arcades a picture of the goddess of victory. The town hall is also decorated with late-Gothic wooden panels and metal doors in the Renaissance style.

The current town hall in Basel was built on the site of an earlier building performing this function, which was completely destroyed as a result of the earthquake in 1356. The construction of the new town hall lasted in the years 1504 - 1514. In the following centuries, the town hall was expanded. tower.

For the decorations of the City Hall in Basel they are responsible, among others Hans Holbein the Younger, Hans Bock the Elder, Wilhelm Balmer, Franz Pergo. The building is the seat of the parliament and government of the Canton in Basel. It is located at the main square of the city, St. Mark's Square. Basil, who is the patron of the city and from whom Basel took its name.