Asylstrasse

Asylstrasse goes from Baschligplatz and goes to Klusplatz. It is named after the retirement home (Altersasyl / Altersheim) which still exists on Asylstrasse 24 since 1868.

A street with buildings and trees on each side and tram rails in the middle. A green cupola is visible in the background.
A four-story building. The corner is a small round tower with a concave conical roofs; the top of the building has moldings, and there are curved windows on the facade.
A small light brown brick building with two garage doors. A "Asylstrasse" blue street sign is attached to it.
An orange residential building with a bar ("Bar Am Egge") on the ground floor, with an terrace and a gnarled tree climbing from the right side of the door up to the balconies on the right side of it
Pretty smart typography (“Bar Am Egge”), and cool climbing tree
A 6-story residential building with bay windows and spires on each corner
“Römerschloss” building
Two alcoves on each sides of a window, with draped women statues
Detail of Römerschloss
Blue sign written in German, reading "Römerschloss - 1895-1897 nach den Plänen von Baumeister Johan Scheck erbaut. 
Die Fassadengestaltung in reichen Neurenaissance-Formen mit Erkern unter Spitzhelmen betont den schlossartigen Charakter des herrschaftlichen Mietshauses. Unter Denkmalschutz seit 1991."
The sign translates to “Römerschloss – Built between 1895 and 1897 according to plans of the master builder Johan Scheck. The facade design in rich “neo/Renaissance” style with bay windows under pointed spires emphasizes the castle-like flair of this grand rental property. Under historical protection since 1991.”
A cream and brown 4-story residential building with arched dormers and a spire

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