There is plenty to see at the Tinguely Fountain. Jean Tinguely (1925-1991) was the master of kinetic sculptures. Machinelike structures that move and spin and make noise and eventually, fail. For now, though, this fountain endures.

"The Fasnachtsbrunnen was built between 1975 and 1977. It stands on the site of the stage of Basel's old city theatre, which was demolished in 1975 and replaced by today's theatre complex designed by the architects Schwarz & Gutmann."

It's not hard to spent an hour here if you wish to appreciate each of the dozen or so moving sculptures as they rise and lower, spin and turn, spit water and go silent. It's an impressive display. A caption nearby points out a description of each piece in German, French and English.