Basel City Gallery
Looking
from the Wettstein
Bridge to the south.
Next bridge to the south was first time
build in 1226 and is the oldest crossing
over the river Rhein. The name of the
bridge is "the middle bridge", or
Mittlere Brücke.
Far in background the industrial
area with Novartis and Ciba.
Ferry
Boat "Leu".
The first ferry boat of this kind
was introduced in Basel in 1850.
The ferry boat has no motor and
is only using the force of the river
to move forward.
There are in all four ferry boats:
"Ueli" at St. Johann
"Vogel Gryff" at Klingental
"Leu" at the Minster
"Wilde Maa" at St. Alban
Basel Minster.
Build 1019 to 1500.
This part of Basel is named
Little Basel (Klein-Basel).
Below you se the houses on the
opposite side, the Big Basel.
Basel model with the Minster, Minster Place
and the old town around it
Boats on the river,
with and without
a propellar.
Fishing in Rhein can be rewarding.
Even a salmon will find its way up
the river.
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