"They head to a fortress of a building that might have been designed as a workplace for George Jetson: a cylindrical tower that looks as if someone squeezed it slightly in the middle, with a base that wraps around without a straight line in sight, the elegance of the curves hiding the imposing thickness of the blast-protective stone.
The building may be steps from the Basel train station, but it isn’t on Swiss soil. Like the United Nations headquarters in New York, it’s an entity without a country, belonging to the world. The sign out front reads “Bank for International Settlements,” but the place might more easily be thought of as the central bank of central banks. "--Washington Post
Is this the secret headquarters of the world, where the real power lies?
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