The Kannenfeldpark with its old conifers that date back to when the park was still a cemetery, and its impressively diverse tree population is popular among locals and experts alike. In 2014 it was declared Basel\u2019s most beautiful park by the magazine Annabelle and in 2016 it was included in the publication \u2018Die sch\u00f6nsten G\u00e4rten und Parks der Schweiz\u2019 (\u2018Switzerland\u2019s Most Beautiful Gardens and Parks\u2019) by the Schweizer Heimatschutz. Now Basel city council has guaranteed the necessary funding in order to give the historic park a new playground, install new drinking fountains, and to give the 1980s\u2019 rose garden a professional and contemporary makeover.<\/p>\n
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The Kannenfeldpark, a former cemetery in the heart of Basel, was transformed into a park in 1868 and opened to the public in the 1950s. Since 2004 Fontana Landschaftsarchitektur has been overseeing its preservation, restoration and regeneration. The park, intensively used, will now be expanded to include a playground, and the rose garden will be given an overhaul.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8896,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n