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Ancien Arsenal
Designed as a granary on the site of a Roman marketplace and converted... |
Libraries | Vieille Ville |
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Bâtiment des Forces Motrices
A fine example of 19th-century industrial architecture moored... |
Industrial Sites | Plainpalais |
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Cimetière de Plainpalais
Originally part of a 15th-century hospital complex built on dry... |
Cemeteries | Plainpalais |
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Eglise Saint-Germain
The second chapel on the left maps a structural lineage that... |
Religious Sites | Vieille Ville |
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Ile Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the son of a Genevois watchmaker, is known... |
Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue) | The Waterfront |
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La Neptune
Old photos of Geneva show scores of black masts and graceful... |
Nautical Sites | The Waterfront |
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Mamco (Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain)
Concrete floors and fluorescent lighting set the tone for this... |
Museums / Galleries | Plainpalais |
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Monument Brunswick
Charles d'Este-Guelph, the famously eccentric (and deposed) duke... |
Memorials / Monuments | The Waterfront |
Monument de la Réformation
Conceived on a grand scale and erected between 1909 and 1917... |
Memorials / Monuments | Vieille Ville |
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Musée Barbier-Mueller
Josef Mueller began acquiring fine primitive art from Africa... |
Museums / Galleries | Vieille Ville |
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Musée des Suisses à l'Etranger
Books, audio guides in English, and 19th-century rooms full of... |
Museums / Galleries | International Area |
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Musée Militaire Genevois
The humble setting adds authenticity to this detailed look at... |
Museums / Galleries | International Area |
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Musée Rath
Switzerland's original fine arts museum, inaugurated in 1826... |
Museums / Galleries | Plainpalais |
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Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle
Large, evocative wildlife dioramas complete with sound effects... |
Museums / Galleries | Vieille Ville |
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Parc La Grange
The Orangerie and the Théâtre de Verdure stage performances... |
Parks | The Waterfront |
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Place du Bourg-de-Four
Ancient roads met in this layered Vieille Ville square before... |
Squares | Vieille Ville |
Site Archéologique
Archaeologists found multiple layers of history underneath the... |
Archaeological Sites | Vieille Ville |
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Temple de la Fusterie
Designed by Huguenot refugee Jean Vennes and completed in 1715... |
Religious Sites | The Waterfront |
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Tour de l'Ile
The lone surviving fragment of a 13th-century castle built by... |
Architectural Sites | Plainpalais |
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