The Basel City Walls are a former complex of walls in the central part of the Swiss city of Basel. The first city wall was completed around 1080 under bishop Burkhard von Fenis. A newer wall was constructed around 1230, which is known as the Inner Wall. In 1362 the construction of a larger wall complex began due to the city's expansion; it was completed in 1398, and is known as the Outer Wall. In 1859 the city's executive decided to raze wall and gates to the ground. Three city gates and a short piece of the wall were saved from demolition and are being preserved as part of the city's heritage.
City gates
Inner Wall
- Inner Gate of Spalen
- Inner Gate of Saint Alban
- Inner Gate of Saint John
- Inner Gate of Ashes
Outer Wall
Other wall buildings
- Rhine Gate (at the old Rhine Bridge)
- Letzi Tower (near the Gate of Saint Alban)
- Thomas Tower (near the Gate of Saint John)
- Rail gate (built in the 19th century along with the Alsatian railstation)
- Gate of Brigitte (in the Saint Alban quarter)
- Upper Rhine gate