Objekt 2440
From fish market to road hub
Description
Located near the banks of the Rhine, the square served the fishing trade. The model shows its state around 1870 shortly before the whole area was completely redesigned. Created in 1914 for the national exhibition in Bern, the model shows the immense modernisation occurring in the city at that time. Further restructuring in the 1930s and 1950s changed the square’s appearance once again. Today it is a major traffic junction. Only a copy of the large fish market well still remains in the midst of the bus and tram traffic.
Object description
Model of Basel’s old town with fish market as it was around 1870
manufacturer: Karl Albert Bastady (1862-1938)
Basel, 1914
wood, carton, plaster, gouache colours
Depositum Bau- und Verkehrsdepartement Basel-Stadt
Inv. 1914.605.