BIS Tower

administrative tower and headquarters of the Bank for International Settlements in the city of Basel, Switzerland
Place building Q18202208
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BIS Tower

Summary

BIS Tower is a building[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • BIS Tower is located in Basel[3].
  • BIS Tower is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • BIS Tower's image is recorded as Basel - Bank für internationalen Zahlungsausgleich1.jpg[5].
  • BIS Tower's instance of is recorded as building[6].
  • BIS Tower's architect is recorded as Martin Burckhardt[7].
  • BIS Tower's owned by is recorded as Bank for International Settlements[8].
  • BIS Tower's architectural style is recorded as modern architecture[9].
  • BIS Tower's made from material is recorded as concrete[10].
  • BIS Tower's Commons category is recorded as BIZ Tower[11].
  • +1977-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of BIS Tower[12].
  • BIS Tower's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.54807, 'lon': 7.59177}[13].
  • BIS Tower's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+20'}[14].
  • BIS Tower's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11b6b9576v[15].
  • BIS Tower's sectional view is recorded as BIZ-Turm Basel.png[16].
  • BIS Tower's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Architourist Guide[17].

Body

Geography

BIS Tower is in the country of Switzerland[4]. It is located in Basel[3].

Designation and Status

BIS Tower's instance of is recorded as building[6].

History and Context

+1977-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of BIS Tower[12]. Its owned by is recorded as Bank for International Settlements[8].

Why It Matters

BIS Tower ranks in the top 4% of building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). BIS Tower. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/bis-tower
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_bis-tower_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{BIS Tower}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/bis-tower}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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