The Basel Town Hall ( German : Rathaus Basel , locally known as Roothuus ) is a 500-year-old building dominating the Marktplatz in Basel , Switzerland .
2-654: The Town Hall houses the meetings of the Cantonal Parliament as well as the Cantonal Government of the canton of Basel-Stadt . The Great Council Chamber at one time featured a series of frescoes painted in 1522 by Hans Holbein the Younger , which have been lost. Fragments of the work as well as some of the initial drawings are kept in the Kunstmuseum . The German term "Rathaus" literally means "council house" while
4-499: The local Basel German dialect term "Roothus" means both "council house" but also sounds like "red house", a pun with reference to the red sandstone facade of the building. 47°33′30″N 7°35′18″E / 47.55833°N 7.58833°E / 47.55833; 7.58833 Grand Council of Basel-Stadt Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
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