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Sculptor Jean Tinguely (1925-1991), an ex-pupil of the Basel Fine Art School, created this fountain which plays on the Theaterplatz (Theatre Square). The ten articulated metal creations of the huge water feature humorously depict humankind's futile agitation.
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide114 m - Barfüsserplatz, 4051 Basel
- The Green Guide182 m - Elisabethenstrasse 27/29 27-29, 4051 Basel
- The Green Guide285 m - St. Alban-Graben 5, 4010 Basel
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Where to sleepnearby
- From CHF139In Swiss Home - Barfüsserplatz BAR street Apartment56 m - 27 Steinenvorstadt, 4051 Basel
- From CHF158ART HOUSE Basel - Member of Design Hotels157 m - Steinenvorstadt 42, 4051 Basel
- From CHF119Motel One Basel199 m - Barfüssergasse 16, 4001 Basel
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Where to eatnearby
- ART HOUSE Rooftop Bar & LoungeAroundCHF35159 m - Steinenvorstadt 42, 4051 Basel
- au violon€€MICHELIN 2023212 m - im Lohnhof 4, 4051 Basel
- REIN Restaurant & Bar224 m - Steinentorstrasse 25, 4051 Bale
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