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PLACES REVISITED
​YEAR IN, YEAR OUT ...
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JANUARY

VOGEL GRYFF & co. / KLEINBASEL

27/1/2022

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13 JANUARY or 20 JANUARY or 27 JANUARY
On one day in January they come alive - Vogel Gryff, Wild Maa and Leu ride on a raft along the Rhein, they perform on the Mittlere Brücke, attend a banquet and dance until late at night. During the rest of the year, these characters symbolic of the three honorary societies of Kleinbasel continue to be present in the city, albeit in a quieter way. Do you know where to find them?
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Painted on a blind wall of a house on Riehentorstrasse ...
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Depicted on a loggia ceiling, at the top of a house on Oberer Rheinweg 57 ... 
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Sculpted by Ludwig Stocker and resting in the Rhein, just off the Kleinbasel side of the Mittlere Brücke
Where else in Kleinbasel can you find the three heraldic characters?  
Have a look at this map ...
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    PLACES REVISITED Year in, year out ...

    This blog highlights dates and traditions that have left their mark on the way Basel has developed through time.

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