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The most important tourist places in Geneva
Geneva is one of the most beautiful cities in Switzerland . It is a city full of tourist attractions and attractive architecture. Here are some of the most prominent tourist places in Geneva: [1]
Jet d’Eau of Geneva
Jet d’Eau of Geneva is a symbol of the city of Geneva and its most famous landmark. [2] It was first built in 1891, and its height was about 30 meters at the time, and the aim of its establishment was to be a safety valve for an existing water facility. In the city, the reason for its construction was not aesthetic. [3]
The Geneva Fountain is an important tourist attraction, and this fountain was renovated in the fifties of the last century, reaching a height of about 140 meters, and it can pump more than 500 liters of water around the clock. [3]
Lake Liman
Lake Leman is known as Lake Geneva, and it is surrounded by a group of mountains with a great appearance, and includes walking and cycling paths around it, and tourists can practice many water sports, such as: water skiing, etc., and there are boat trips on the banks of the lake. , to see the different buildings of the city.
Old Town
The Old Town is one of the historical cities, which includes many nooks and crannies, which tourists love to explore.
The old town also includes many cafes, restaurants, historical monuments, art galleries, and museums, and the city is characterized by its narrow and small cobbled streets, and its beautiful squares, and there is St. Peter’s Basilica. [4]
Mont Saleve
Mont Saleve is a high mountain located outside the city of Geneva, overlooking it from the top, as tourists can see stunning views of the entire city from the top of the mountain. It overlooks Lake Geneva, and Mount Salif can be visited by cable car or by car. [3]
There are many activities that can be practiced upon reaching the summit of Mount Salif, which rises 1,100 meters above sea level, and these activities include paragliding. [3]
Saint Peter’s Cathedral
St. Peter’s Cathedral is located in the center of the old city, and is distinguished by its magnificent architectural style. It was built 1,000 years ago, and took more than 400 years to build. The cathedral includes an archaeological museum in the lower vault.
The cathedral also has 157 steps, which the visitor can climb to reach the towers, through which he will be able to see the city of Geneva from the top, and this cathedral is a place dedicated to displaying the history of Protestantism. [3]
Parc de Bastion
The Bastions Park is the first botanical garden in Geneva, and is characterized by the presence of large green spaces, and long-lived trees, and includes some monuments, such as the Reform Wall, which was built to honor people, and it also contains large chess boards that residents play with. The locals, the Einard Palace, the University of Geneva, and a library. [5]
The garden is located in the middle of Geneva, and it contains a large children’s playground, as well as a well-known restaurant. Festivals and music festivals are held in this garden annually. [3]
Repair Wall
The Reformation Wall was built in honor of men who tried to reform and establish Protestantism at the beginning of the twentieth century, and its length is 100 meters, and its walls include many portraits and statues of four preachers, namely: Jean Calvin, John Knox, Guillaume Farrell, Theodore de Bizzy, It should be noted that the length of these statues is 5 meters, [3] and as mentioned above, it is located in the middle of the Parc de Bastion. [5]
Palace of Nations
The Palais Des Nations was built at the beginning of the twentieth century, to be the headquarters of the United Nations after New York, and the visitor can enter with a tour guide, and see the exhibition of official gifts, the Assembly Hall, and the Council Hall.
Within the Ariana Park Palace, there is a beautiful garden that can be entered for free without any costs, and the visitor can see the peacocks roaming inside the garden, and enjoy its breathtaking beauty, and it must be noted that the garden area is 450 thousand square meters, and it can be visited in the period from Between April and September. [3]
Caroge
Carouge is located in the center of Geneva, but it has an Italian style of architecture, and is similar in style to the cities of the Mediterranean, as the streets are filled with fashion boutiques, handicraft stalls, small cafes, and shops selling goods found exclusively in these markets.
The city of Carouge was built in the eighteenth century, after the King of Sardinia issued an order to build a city to compete with Geneva, and the city is currently considered modern and charming. [6]
Broken Chair
The Broken Chair Sculpture is a gigantic, large, 12-meter-high, wooden chair with a broken foot, located in the United Nations Square next to the United Nations Headquarters. [3]
Its construction dates back to 1997, under the auspices of Handicap International, and symbolizes combating the use of mines against civilians. [3]
Victoria Hall
The Victoria Hall was built in honor of Queen Victoria between 1891-1894. It is characterized by its luxurious interior architecture, and is considered one of the most beautiful concert halls in Geneva, due to the excellent acoustic system inside. [7]
The Victoria Hall is used for classical music concerts in particular, but it sometimes hosts the most famous singers, as well as some jazz and international music concerts. [8]
English Garden
The English Garden is a public garden visited by local residents and tourists alike, and is close to Lake Geneva . [3]
The park includes the National Monument that commemorates Geneva’s association with Switzerland in 1814, and inside this park there is a flower clock, a clock with iron hands but the background is made of flowers, a way in which the city shows its interest in watchmaking, and the park is a site that allows visitors to capture Featured selfies near the lake. [3]
Museum of Art and History
Due to the merger of a number of regional museums, the Art and History Museum is one of Switzerland’s largest museums, with exceptional collections of antiques. [9]
The museum contains antiquities dating back to Geneva in ancient times, such as the Stone Age, the Iron Age, and the Roman era. Examples of the antiquities in it are the treasures of Roman and Greek art, a group of weapons, pottery, Egyptian coffin art, and paintings by artists dating back to the eighteenth century. , and the effects of the Middle East, and the effects of the eastern Mediterranean. [9]
Patek Philippe Museum
The Patek Philippe Museum specializes in displaying watches and their manufacture. Inside this museum there are watches dating back to the fifteenth century. It also displays watches made in Turkey and China dating back to the year 1600. [9]
The museum also displays mechanical musical instruments and portraits, dating back to the period between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. [9]
International Museum of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum contains many historical documents and artifacts, and is designed to display interactive exhibits illustrating the work of the Red Cross in World War I and II, and in other wars, with the aim of increasing visitors’ awareness and sympathy with humanitarian crises. [9]
Ariana Museum
The Ariana Museum is a museum specialized in displaying types of ceramics and glass, which are produced in Switzerland, Europe, the Far East, and the Middle East, and is located near the United Nations Palace, and was founded between 1877-1884. [9]
The museum aims to clarify the history of ceramic art from the beginning of the Middle Ages to the twentieth century, with an explanation of the method of making ceramics and glass, and it must be noted that this museum is the headquarters of the International Academy of Ceramics. [9]
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- ↑ “Geneva Top 10 Sights & Attractions”, geneva, Retrieved 9/12/2021. Edited.
- ↑ Barbara Radcliffe Rogers (20/5/2021), “14 Top-Rated Attractions & Things to Do in Geneva”, planet ware, Retrieved 10/12/2021. Edited.
- “VISIT GENEVA: TOP 23 THINGS TO DO AND MUST-SEE ATTRACTIONS”, voyage tips, Retrieved 10/12/2021. Edited.
- ↑ “Old Town”, geneva, Retrieved 10/12/2021. Edited.
- “Bastions Park”, myswitzerland, Retrieved 11/12/2021. Edited.
- ↑ “VILLE DE CAROUGE”, carouge, Retrieved 11/12/2021. Edited.
- ↑ “VISIT GENEVA: TOP 23 THINGS TO DO AND MUST-SEE ATTRACTIONS”, voyage tips, Retrieved 10/12/2021. Edited.
- ↑ “Victoria Hall”, geneve, Retrieved 11/12/2021. Edited.
- Barbara Radcliffe Rogers (20/5/2021), “14 Top-Rated Attractions & Things to Do in Geneva”, planet ware, Retrieved 10/12/2021. Edited.
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