Zerkindenhof
The Zerkindenhof (Haus zum Heggendorn) is a historic building in Basel .
The building is located at Nadelberg 10. It is named after knight Nikolaus Zerkinden († 1344).
The staircase and an elegant salon on the first floor date from the 17th century; oldest core from the 13th / 14th centuries Century is the wing of the building in the front courtyard. The front courtyard is dominated by the renovation commissioned by Lienhard Lützelmann 1603–1608 and a Ceres fountain made of white limestone from 1750. The property also includes the only preserved shell tower of the inner Basel city wall at Petersgraben 43, today a garden pavilion.
Today the theological faculty of the University of Basel is located in the Zerkindenhof .
literature
- Society for Swiss Art History (ed.): Art Guide Through Switzerland, Volume 3. Bern 2006, Page 103.
Web links
Commons : Zerkindenhof - collection of images, videos and audio files
