Neptunbrunnen - Basel, Switzerland
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N 47° 33.246 E 007° 35.433
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A fountain from 1706 in Basel that was restored in autumn 2012.
Waymark Code: WMG403
Location: Basel Stadt, Switzerland
Date Posted: 01/09/2013
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Neptunbrunnen in Basel was originally created in 1706 by Balthasar Hüglin. The statue is inspired by a statue from 1650 located in Schmiedehof. The fountain was relocated several times. It has been at the current location since 1984.
In 1992 the statue was heavily damaged and moved to the history museum. After almost 20 years without statue a copy was created by Aldo Pozzi and Andrea Amrein. The 1.7 meter high statue was dedicated on October 18th 2012.