Basler Münster

Basel Minster

Now a Reformed Protestant cathedral, it was built from 1019, badly damaged in an earthquake of 1356, and completed in 1500 in Romanesque & Gothic style. The Galluspforte (Gallus portal) on the western façade is a magnificent sculptural work. Figures carved on the main (south) façade include St. George slaying the Dragon. Inside, there's a sandstone lectern, and a crypt with tombs of early bishops of Basel; also buried here is Jacob Bernoulli, who discovered the mathematical constant e. You can climb either or both towers: St. Martin's is 62 m and St. George's is 65 m.

• free
• history

Address

Münsterplatz

Hours

Nov-Mar: Mon-Sat 11:00-16:00, Sun 11:30-16:00; Apr-Oct: 10:00-17:00, Sat 10:00-16:00, Sun 11:30-17:00

Price

Free; Fr. 6 to climb towers

Website

baslermuenster.ch (opens in a new tab)