Historic Monuments of Basel, Switzerland: Spalentor

David’s Been Here is in Basel, Switzerland touring all the city’s main sites and historic monuments. Here David presents Spalentor, one of the three remaining gates to the city. Spalentor was constructed back in 1398, when the entire city was walled in. In the 1900’s the walls were destroyed to expand the city; the iconic gates, however, were left untouched. Visit this beautiful monument and main site of the city with the David’s Been Here Guide to Switzerland, now available for your Kindle as well.