Tinguely Fountain, Basel, Switzerland

the "fasnachts-brunnen" (also: tinguely fountain) is a fountain created by the artist jean tinguely and is located on the theaterplatz in basel. the fountain consists of ten machine sculptures in a large water basin. some of them are made up of set pieces, meaning constructed from movable, relocatable parts of the former stage equipment of the city theater. it shows the water features typical of jean tinguely. they are moved by low-voltage motors and spray fountains of water through the air.
wonderful to sit by and simply watch...Read more