Basel Minster is a religious building in the Swiss city of Basel, originally a Catholic cathedral and today a Reformed Protestant church.
Basel Minster, with Basel Münsterplatz [de] in the foreground
Basel Minster, viewed across the River Rhine by night
Gallic wall near the Minster
Design for organ shutters for Basel Minster by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1525–26. Holbein includes a view of the cathedral between its founders Kunigunde and Henry II.
Basel, also known as Basle, is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine. Basel is Switzerland's third-most-populous city, with 177,595 inhabitants within the city municipality limits. The official language of Basel is Swiss Standard German and the main spoken language is the local Basel German dialect.
The Rhine with the old town of Basel to the right
The Roman theatre in Augusta Raurica, one of the most important Roman archaeological sites in Switzerland
Panorama view of city
Basel Minster, built between 1019 and 1500