Spalentor - Basel, Switzerland
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fi67
N 47° 33.482 E 007° 34.877
32T E 393270 N 5268154
The Spalentor is the most imposing of the three surviving city gates that formed part of the fortifications of 1400.
Waymark Code: WMAAX3
Location: Basel Stadt, Switzerland
Date Posted: 12/16/2010
Views: 10
?In the 19th century the fortifications and most of the gates were destroyed to let the city grow.
The walls are over two meters thick, the side towers have a height of 28 meters the main tower is 40.3 meters high.
The side facing away from the town is decorated with three figures from the beginning of the 15th century - the Madonna and two prophets. There are beautiful colored bricks on the roof.
The stamp is 0.50 CHF of the definitive stamp series from 1960.
Stamp Issuing Country: Switzerland
Date of Issue: 1960
Denomination: 0.50 CHF
Color: blue
Stamp Type: Single Stamp
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