St. Alban Schwibbogen
The St. Alban Schwibbogen (also called Kunos Tor , later also called Inneres St. Alban Tor ) is a former small city gate to the city of Basel and formerly part of the inner city wall . It was the forerunner of the St. Alban Gate , which existed as a watchtower even before the city was expanded. Although the St. Alban Schwibbogen lost its original function with the construction of the outer city wall and the incorporation of the St. Alban Gate into the new wall as a city gate, it was retained for a long time and was only demolished in 1878.
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City gates of the outer wall:
Aeschentor |
St. Alban's Gate |
Wind monitor |
St. Johanns Gate |
Row gate |
Spalentor |
Stone gate
Candle arches of the inner wall: Ash arches |
St. Alban Schwibbogen |
St. Johanns-Schwibbogen |
Column arch
Other fortifications:
Letziturm |
Rheintor |
Thomasturm
Coordinates: 47 ° 33 '17.6 " N , 7 ° 35' 40" E ; CH1903: 611 729 / 267 142