In which city is the Mont Blanc embankment. Walk along the Mont Blanc promenade in Geneva, Switzerland. Brief description of the audio guide - excursions and attractions of Geneva

So we stopped at the Reformation Monument in Bastion Park. If you go from Bastion Park to east direction, let's go to the Museum of Art History.

Museum of Art History
It exhibits objects and works of Western culture, from antiquity to the present day. The exhibition halls are divided into three sectors: Archaeology, Fine Arts and Applied Arts
Walking a little further in the eastern direction, we will suddenly see at Place Sturm the sparkling domes of the Russian Orthodox Church - the Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Cross.

Russian Orthodox Church
The temple was founded on the Feast of the Cross Movement in 1863 and three years later on the same day it was consecrated. Built according to the design of St. Petersburg architect D.I. Grimm. In the church, M.A. Vrubel was married to N.I. Zabela, the first daughter of F.M. and A.G. Dostoevsky, Sophia, was baptized and buried (she died at the age of three months).
But let's go back to Old city and head towards Rue l’Hotel de Ville. Here is the Town Hall (Hotel de Ville) - the seat of government of the canton of Geneva

Hotel de Ville
From here, St. Peter's Cathedral is very close (we already saw it last time).
Let's look inside and admire the interior decoration, the organ, and the stained glass windows.

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Looking at these dark clouds hanging over Geneva, it is difficult to agree that we were lucky with the weather. But, if you think about it, as soon as the bus left Lausanne, torrential rain poured down and poured right all the way to Geneva Quai Mont Blanc ... We went outside, the rain stopped, and it didn’t happen again that day. Lucky, except for the dark and rather gloomy photographs.

And the place where we stopped turned out to match the weather - the first attraction we saw turned out to be a mausoleum - Brunswick Monument (Monument Brunswick). Here, in plain sight, almost in the very center of Geneva, and not at all in a quiet cemetery, lies Charles III Frederick, Duke of Brunswick. Born in Prussia in 1804, who ascended the throne at the age of 19, he tried to siphon a lot of money out of his country during his reign. As a result of revolutionary events, in 1830, he was deprived of the throne, titles and privileges, moved to Paris, taking with him a huge fortune and a collection of diamonds.

Contemporaries spoke of him as an excellent linguist, an excellent horseman and musician, as well as a chess player, but at the same time the Duke was eccentric and paranoid, suffered from persecution mania and claustrophobia. After the fall of the French Empire, he had to leave Paris and move to a quieter and more respectable Geneva , where he lived until his death without denying himself anything. But the huge money did not bring peace to the poor man; he suffered from persecution mania, was afraid of being poisoned, being buried alive, and also being buried deep in the ground in a nailed-down coffin.

Karl Friedrich lived in hotels, ate in restaurants, and at home drank exclusively hot chocolate, milk for which was specially brought from one of the farms in a closed box, and which his chamberlain was the first to try. One day while playing chess in my room, Duke suddenly got up, said to his partner: “Don’t defame me here without me!”, went into the next room, lay down on the bed and died.

As expected, many relatives laid claim to a huge fortune, with stocks, gold bars and diamonds looming before their eyes. One can imagine their state when it turned out that the Duke was declaring him his heir Geneva with the condition that the city is obliged to take care of the burial and perpetuation of his memory. The funeral should take place in a manner worthy of his august origin, the coffin placed in a mausoleum built in a public place, complemented by marble portraits of his ancestors and his own equestrian statue in bronze, erected by the best architects of the era and without regard to the cost of the project, for which the illustrious eccentric nobleman allocated twenty million francs.

Mausoleum made in the form of an exact copy of the tomb of the wealthy Scaligeri family (“Arch of the Scaligers”) in Verona, Italy (14th century) and erected on the shore of Lake Geneva in the Alpine public garden.

Placed at a height of 6 meters coffin with the body of the Duke. The body is in a sarcophagus made of cast silver, on which was also placed a cap made of rosewood wood (at first, before the construction of the mausoleum, it was placed in a temporary grave). Duke lies with his head towards the lake and his feet towards the Catholic Rome he hated (he was a Protestant). The six sculptors who created the mausoleum spared neither marble nor bronze.

The majestic ones protect the peace griffins and lions.

Bronze Duke proudly sits on a horse, watching all this splendor. In Lausanne we have already seen the Ryumin Palace: , who with his will ordered his own immortality and created one of the landmarks of Switzerland. The same in Geneva, the size of the inheritance convinced the city council of the greatness of the soul of the deceased, and the city of Geneva also used the remaining funds to make the golden gates of the Bastion Park and build the city Opera.

We walk quite a bit along Quai Mont Blanc and admire monument to Sisi - Austrian Empress, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I - Elisabeth.
The Austrian Emperor fell in love with Elisabeth and married her, although he should have married her sister Helena. The marriage produced three children - two daughters and a son - Rudolf, heir to the throne. Life at court was full of conventions; the young mother could not even see her own children at will.

The quick death of one of the daughters, and then the son, who either committed suicide or became a victim of political assassination, undermined his strength and health Elizabeth , causing severe depression. To recover, she goes on trips. Moving from country to country, Elizabeth preferred solitude, refusing to be accompanied.

Fate, in the person of the anarchist Luigi Luccheni, awaited her on the morning of Saturday, September 10, 1898, when she was walking along the Geneva embankment. The blow of a sharpener (a sharpened triangular file) knocked him off his feet, leaving a tiny puncture wound in the area of ​​his heart. At first she didn’t even understand what had happened and continued on her way to the ship where she was heading, living after the assassination attempt with a hole in her heart for about half an hour. Her wish, expressed after the death of her son, came true: “I, too, would like to die from a small wound in my heart through which my soul will fly away, but I want this to happen far from those I love.”

The monument was erected approximately at the site of the assassination attempt on the Empress. In politics Elizabeth was far-sighted and insightful, she contributed to improving relations between Austria and vassal Hungary. It was thanks to her efforts that the Hungarians gained equal rights with the Austrians, and in 1867 the Austro-Hungarian Empire was created.

Geneva fountain (Jet d'Eau, Jet d'O) is an important landmark of the city and one of the largest fountains in the world, 140 m high. The flow rate is 500 liters per second. The speed of the jet is 200 km/h.
The fountain was originally installed in 1886, a little downstream from its current location. In 1891, in honor of the 600th anniversary of the Swiss Confederation, it was moved to the city for public display, at that time its maximum height was 90 meters.

By his appearance fountain due to the fact that at the end of the 19th century, small factories located around the lake stopped working at about the same time, water consumption fell sharply, and the pressure in the common hydraulic line, due to a decrease in water use, increased sharply, which could lead to its rupture. To avoid this, they decided to build a relief valve in the lake, into which water could flow when the pressure sharply increased. The current fountain was installed in 1951 at a pumping station located in the lake below it in order to use water not from the mains, as was the case before, but from the lake itself. Since 2003, the fountain has been operating daily; it is turned off only in strong winds and frost.

There are many birds , and there are special places where it is convenient to feed them.

Mont Blanc Bridge - also one of the local attractions.

National Monument , as if located in the center of a magnificent flower made of colored granite pavement, symbolizing the union of Switzerland (Helvetia) and Geneva (the canton of Geneva joined Switzerland in 1815), is located next to the Mont Blanc bridge and overlooks the lake.

The fashion of depicting the Swiss Confederation as an allegory of a woman arose in the 17th century, replacing the bull representation popular in the 1580s (Schweitzer Stier).

Here, in the English Garden, there is another symbol of Geneva - flower clock . The flowers in them are changed monthly, and now they were decorated with bright spring primroses, which do not care about rain or gloom.

The author of the idea of ​​​​creating a clock is the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus, who quite accurately reproduced the flower clock of Ancient Greece. But his clock reflected the biological rhythm of plants and flowers (certain flowers open and close at certain times: by planting them in the same flower bed, you can roughly determine the time). Long before this, the scientist carefully studied floristry, about which a scientific book was even written. Some time later, in 1903, a flower clock was installed in Geneva, in which the hand moved. Modern watches have been around since 1955.

The diameter of the composition is 5 meters, the second hand is 2.5 meters. About 6.5 thousand varieties of flowers are planted annually.

JOURNEY!!

Well!! Let's try to write about my September trip.
Let's skip the boring road to Moscow, the sleepless night at Domodedovo airport..., Registration, boarding, flight!! How not fun this is and how boring it is!!

We landed in Geneva early in the morning.. Swiss company - Schwiss.. Expensive and without a Russian translator.. Yes, the weather is still the same - light drizzle and almost no visibility!! Well, it all depends a lot on the weather during the trip..
We loaded onto a temporary bus - there is no crossbar on the window - whether it will be in a permanent one is an open question!! (wasn't) Place 11.
It’s very good that there are not many people - 34 tourists versus 54 maximum!!
You can sit alone!!
Geneva is the administrative center of the Swiss canton of the same name.

Surrounded by the Alps, the city is located on the shores of Lake Geneva, where the Rhone River begins its journey. Another river that flows through Geneva is the Arve, a tributary of the Rhone.

The first Celtic settlement on the site of the current city was formed several centuries BC. When the Romans came here in 120 BC, they inherited a fairly developed settlement.

(in the photo - some old house and a lot of biker “cars” - a convention, or something... The Roman Empire made it an outpost to repel attacks of Celtic-Germanic tribes. Later, Geneva came under the rule of Burgundy, then the German king. In 1387 In 1526, Geneva became an independent city, and in 1526 it became part of the Swiss Federation. Napoleon tried to change the borders by annexing the city to France in 1798.

But after the overthrow of the French emperor, Geneva returned to Switzerland in 1815.
Modern Geneva is a major cultural, financial and political center

not only Switzerland, but also the world community. The headquarters of such international organizations as the UN, the World Health Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the World Trade Organization and several others are located here. The main offices of some world-famous tobacco, chemical, electronic and trading corporations are also located here.

This, in fact, determined the economic direction of Geneva - the service sector is developed at the highest level in the city. And among the enterprises, the production of famous Swiss watches and perfumes can be especially noted. The most significant automobile exhibitions are also held here, which determine global trends in the automotive industry and dictate auto fashion.

We drove around Geneva... I don’t remember anything, almost - some kind of huge chair, (The monumental sculpture “Broken Chair”, made by the carpenter Louis Geneva and the artist Daniel Berset, is located in Geneva. It is wooden and has a height of about 12 meters),

fountain square (see photo above).. Although the chair is also located on fountain square..

Reformation Square..

The photo shows the Mont Blanc Bridge.

I don’t like cities and don’t remember anything about them!!

Finally - free time - I’m flying to the embankment (unlike the others who go to the SOOR store to eat.

Scurrying ships and little boats...

Everything around is gray!! Gray fountain in the water. Gray lighthouse.. And no distance!! (on the way back everything was different. Sunny and clear).

Mont Blanc Bridge over the Rhone. The Mont Blanc Bridge is one of four bridges over the Rhone; it offers views of the symbol of the city - the Geneva Fountain, the height of the water jet from which is 140 meters, and the speed of the water ejection is 200 km/h.

From the Quai Mont Blanc, in good weather, there is a magnificent view of the Mont Blanc mountain,

in honor of which the city embankment received its name. You see white hills in the distance on the horizon - this is Mont Blanc...

Swaying from moving cars. . There are different flags along the sides!! Behind, on the right bank, in the English Park, there was a flower clock. To my left, crossing the Rhone, is the island of Rousseau - beautiful, romantic, so small - a quick photo from afar!!

(Rousseau Island is one of the attractions of Geneva, located in the middle of the Rhone, just below the Mont Blanc bridge. In ancient times, it was intended for the defense of the city and protection from enemy attacks. In the 16th century, a military bastion was located on its territory. Soon a legend appeared that the island was a favorite place of the famous philosopher and writer Jean-Jacques Rousseau, where he often walked and was completely immersed in his thoughts.

In 1955, Rousseau Island was connected to the shore with the help of a small bridge, after which they began to develop it into a park and turned it into a favorite place for a walk for both local residents and many tourists and guests of Geneva. The island is very popular, because many do not miss the opportunity to visit a small piece of land with wonderful nature, flora and fauna.

From here the viewer has a magnificent view of the river and embankment. The island can be reached from the Pont des Bergus bridge, which connects the Quadou General Guisan and Quai des Bergus embankments. Walking around the island, you can watch ducks and swans in this secluded corner of nature.)

Cafes, piers. Flowerbeds, monument to Sisi..

(The Sisi Monument is located in Geneva on the Quai Mont Blanc. This monument was erected to Elisabeth, Empress of Austria and wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I.

In 1898, Elisabeth, Empress of Austria-Hungary, arrived in Geneva, the city in which she was destined to die at the hands of the Italian Luigi Lukeni.

For all the noble deeds that Elizabeth managed to do, for her love and devotion to the people, she was awarded a monument on the Mont Blanc embankment. The monument was erected almost on the spot where the empress was killed. Now Sisi looks at those passing by on the main street of Avenida Monumental, and every day tourists put freshly cut flowers in her hands.) And below in the photo is the green lawn of the park on the embankment, not far from the flower clock...

I got to the clock on my way back to Moscow..

The peculiarity of the flower clocks in Geneva is that in their work, in addition to the usual mechanisms, the natural biorhythms of plants are used. Simply put, the exact time on the dial (by the way, the diameter of the flower clock in Geneva is more than five meters) is shown not only by the hands, but also by the plants! To do this, flowers are planted in flower beds in the order in which they bloom, according to their biological clock. Of course, all these changes do not occur every second, but it will still be very interesting to observe natural phenomena and the operation of mechanisms.

...Everything is fast here, on these bus journeys.. I crossed the bridge, came out to the embankment on the other side - the weather improved a little - even the sun came out, and everything around became different!!

Bright and cheerful.. Flowers, fountain..

Countless numbers of yachts.. But if they were yachts..

Boats with protruding empty masts without sails. And their habitat looks like clouds of sticks in the water!! Here is this landscape with “sticks”. Resting bicycles.. Resting people..

When there is too much of something, there is no beauty!! It would be better if there were several yachts, but in all their glory.. Likewise, a bouquet of many flowers is very inferior to a bouquet with a minimum of them.. but beautifully decorated with greenery..

I spent the rest of my free time on the embankment!!

Gathering at the monument - mausoleum.

The mausoleum of Duke Charles of Brunswick is located on the right bank of the Rhone River in Franklin Memorial Park.

(The Duke was originally from Germany, but was expelled from the country, after which he found refuge in Switzerland. Suffering from claustrophobia, he was afraid that he would be in a confined space even after death.

The Duke bequeathed his entire fortune (22 million francs in gold) to Geneva with the condition that he would be buried at a height of 6 meters from the ground, in a crypt made in the image of the tomb of the Scaliger family in Verona.

The money bequeathed by Charles was enough not only for the construction of an excellent mausoleum, but also for the construction of the Grand Theater and the Golden Gate of the Bastion Park. The duke's mausoleum is still looked after by conscientious Swiss to this day, as was noted by Charles in the terms of his will). Historical information from the net..

Geneva, like Zurich, are the main air gateway of the country, so few people manage to pass this city on their travels. I can’t say that it is full of attractions, but as an interesting transit point, it seems to me that it is worthy of attention, especially if there is a question of waiting for many hours or walking, I will always choose the latter. Well, the best place for a promenade and exploring some local attractions is traditionally considered to be the Mont Blanc embankment.

The easiest way to get here is by train from the airport to Kornavan station.

Next, we leave the station building and cross the square past neo-Gothic Basilica of Notre Dame. At the other end we are met by Mont Blanc Street. The beginning of this street is pedestrian; there are many different cafes and souvenir shops.

Closer to the bottom of the street, the bustle of the station gradually decreases and luxury hotels and famous jewelry and watch shops appear more and more often. Although shops with Chinese products do not disappear completely.

And here is the Mont Blanc embankment in all its glory. No matter how many times I’ve walked this path, I still end up here, and an involuntary sigh of admiration escapes. Fountain, yachts, lake, clear air and it seems like the aroma of freedom...

By the way, a fountain called Jeu d'Eau is considered the hallmark of Geneva. Its jet shoots up to a height of about 150 meters and someone even calculated that there are about 7 tons of water in the air at all times.

And it arose, one might say, by accident. At the end of the 19th century, the Quai Mont Blanc was distinguished by a large number of factories located nearby, which were constant consumers of water. When they stopped production at one hour, the pressure in the water supply inevitably increased, creating the risk of pipes bursting. Therefore, it was decided to install a relief valve in the lake, where excess water could go. For about the last 10 years, the fountain has been operating daily, only sometimes it is turned off during frost or strong wind.

The Quai Mont Blanc is a fairly popular tourist spot, so the enterprising Swiss have built many wonderful cafes here, where they brew excellent coffee. I highly recommend taking a cup and sitting on the comfortable benches.

On the left along the Mont Blanc embankment is the famous English Garden with a flower clock.

The author of the idea is considered to be the scientist Carl Linnaeus, who studied floristry for a long time. His flower clock reflected the biological rhythm of plants and flowers - certain flowers closed and opened at certain times. Modern watches have existed since 1955, although before that, attempts were also made to realize the scientist’s idea.

The diameter of this composition is about 5 meters, and the annual number of flowers planted reaches six and a half thousand pieces.

The Quai Mont Blanc is also famous for the monument “with friendly girls” - Geneva and Helvetia. This union represents the 1814 accession of Geneva to the Confederation.

There is a pier not far from here, and if time permits, here you can take a short or many-hour walk around the water area. I prefer wandering along pedestrian bridges, of which there are simply countless of them.

Here is a program for not boring waiting.

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Start of the excursion: Quai du Mont-Blanc

Brief description of the audio guide - excursions and attractions of Geneva:

Geneva: left bank of the Rhone ( )

1.Mausoleum of the Duke of Brunswick

Excursion " Sights of Geneva"begins near the Beau Rivage Hotel on the Quai Mont Blanc. In 1879, a mausoleum was built for the eccentric and talented Duke Charles of Brunswick, who lived in Geneva from 1870 to 1883. His will stipulated that “the mausoleum must be installed in the most prominent place, and the best sculptors must be invited for construction, regardless of the required fee. Therefore, this unique mausoleum was built on the embankment, made of pink granite and marble, decorated with sculptures and a magnificent bronze equestrian statue of the Duke. At the same time, the stone sarcophagus with the body of the deceased is located in the open air, since Charles of Brunswick suffered from claustrophobia and even after death the Duke did not want to be in a confined space.

2.Mont Blanc Quay

Quai Mont Blanc is one of the most beautiful streets in Geneva. It offers a magnificent view of the delightful Lake Geneva, and in clear weather from the embankment, surrounded by Alpine peaks, Mont Blanc is clearly visible. If the visibility is good enough, it is not difficult to determine it. This is a profile of the philosopher Karl Marx. The founder of Marxism literally “lies” on his back, peering into the sky.

Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps, and in all of Western Europe.

3.Mont Blanc Bridge

From the Mont Blanc bridge there is a simply magnificent view of the lake and the Jet d'Eau fountain - the symbol of Geneva cannot be missed. It is the logo of the tourist office and the main landmark of Geneva.

The small green island, also visible from the bridge, is a former bastion that was once a boatyard. And today there is a city park, in the center of which stands a monument to Jean-Jacques Rousseau

4.Molar Square

Molar Square is a very cozy place where on warm days everyone can sit pleasantly at a café table, drink a cup of coffee, looking at people strolling.

5.Island

This Tour-de-l "Ile Tower is the only thing left of the fortifications on the island. The tower of this island was built by bishops and, as is traditional for a fortress tower, then became a prison.

A plaque on the wall commemorates Caesar's visit here at the start of the Gallic Wars in 58.

6. Fountain "Escalade"

The Escalade fountain was installed in memory of the townspeople who repelled the attack of the army of the Savoy dynasty. Soldiers used ladders - "escalades" - to storm the walls of Geneva. Hence the name of the famous Escalade holiday, dedicated to these events, which is celebrated every year in Geneva.

7.Bust of Henri Dunant

In the shade of the trees, almost just before the exit to the square, there is a small bust of the humanist, founder of the International Red Cross Society, Henri Dunant, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901. But illness prevented him from leaving Hayden to participate in the award ceremony.

Since Dunant never started a family, he bequeathed all funds from the Nobel Committee to philanthropic organizations in Sweden and Norway.

8.New Square

And in the very center of the square stands a statue of General Henri Dufour, co-founder of the Red Cross, a national hero, and also the creator of the first geographical map of the state of Switzerland.

9. Rath Museum

The Rath Museum was founded in 1826 by the Rath sisters (Jeanne-Françoise et Henriette Rath) and is the oldest museum in Geneva. IN excursions in Geneva we will tell you that the creation of the museum was the fulfillment of the will of their brother Simon Rath. General Simon Rath bequeathed a large sum to his sisters, with which they were to “build something useful for their country that would perpetuate his name.” The sisters built a museum.

10.Grand Theater. (Geneva Opera)

The building was created in the image of the Parisian building of the Opera Garnier in 1879, according to the design of the architect Gosse.

The Grand Theater of Geneva (this name was given in 1910) opened with a production of the opera William Tell by the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini. This opera is considered a patriotic work of Switzerland.

11.Building of the Music Conservatory

The Geneva Conservatory is the oldest of the conservatories in Switzerland, founded in 1835 by the famous philanthropist Franus Bartoloni. Today the Conservatory unites the Geneva School of Music, where music lovers study, as well as the Geneva Higher School of Music, where future professional musicians study.

The conservatory also includes the Center for Ancient Music and the Faculty of Music and Rhythm.

12.Patek Philippe Museum

The Geneva Museum of the legendary watch company Patek Philippe could easily be mistaken for one of the departments of the Hermitage or the Louvre.

An interesting museum dedicated to the history of watchmaking, jewelry and the Patek Philippe watch itself. The building where the Patek Philippe Museum is located today has a long and very interesting history, which we will tell you in our excursions in Geneva.

13.University of Geneva

The high gate on the left side of the square leads to Bastion Park. This was once the botanical park of Geneva, where about 50 rare species of trees still grow. On the alleys and lawns between the trees, local lovers of intellectual leisure play chess, each figure is almost 70 centimeters tall.

In the depths of the park is the Einar Palace, where the complex of buildings of the University of Geneva is located.

The university was founded in 1559 by John Calvin as a Protestant theological institution of higher education.

14. Wall of Reformation

At one time, Geneva became a haven for the founder of the Protestant Reformation, John Calvin, as well as his associates. True, at first Calvin was expelled from the city because of his too harsh position. But in 1541, after his return, Geneva turned into a kind of “reformist Rome”. It was here that supporters of Calvinist ideas came from all over Europe.

The monument was unveiled in 1917 along the old 16th-century defensive bastion, just below the walls of the Old City.

The opening of the monument was timed to coincide with the 350th anniversary of the University of Geneva, as well as the 400th anniversary of the birth of the father of the Swiss Reformation, John Calvin. The material for the stone memorial, which is 10 meters high, was dismantled blocks of former city fortifications.

15.Church of St. Herman

According to historians and city archive workers, this is one of the oldest churches and was built in the 13th century on the site of an ancient temple (fragments of the altar opened here date back to the 5th century).

Partially restored after a devastating fire that almost destroyed the Old Town in 1344, the church was almost completely restored in the 15th century.

16. Celebrity houses are special attractions in Geneva.

A memorial plaque on one of the buildings marks the place in Geneva where Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the famous philosopher and writer, was once born.

Currently, a small museum dedicated to the writer is opened in this building. On the second floor of the ancient building there is an audiovisual exhibition about the life and work of the great citizen of Geneva, Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Several rooms in another house were occupied by the studio of the Swiss painter Ferdinand Hodler, one of the largest representatives of the Art Nouveau style - an artistic movement in art, most at the turn of the 19th - 20th centuries.

IN excursions in Geneva You will learn that the Argentine poet, writer and publicist, Jorge Luis Borges, lived nearby on Grand Rue. In the 1920s, Borges became one of the founders of literary avant-gardeism, characterized by an experimental approach to artistic creativity, in Spanish-language Latin American poetry.

17.Town Hall building

The City Hall or City Hall, decorated with the flag of Geneva with the imperial eagle and key, was built in the 16th and 17th centuries. The oldest part of this building is the Baudet Tower (translated as “donkey tower”) - built in 1455. Instead of steps to the building, there is a kind of inclined road made of cobblestones. The seat of the Genevan government has been the political heart of Geneva for more than five hundred years. An incredible number of treaties and agreements were signed here.

18.Arsenal

The Arsenal is a museum where you can always get acquainted with a variety of historical relics and attractions of Switzerland.

Now the Arsenal is the city archive. In earlier times, the building was a city barn, then an arsenal. Access to the entrance to the Arsenal is guarded by 5 Genoese guns from the 17th and 18th centuries located right at the entrance, which were once removed directly from the city walls.

19.House Tavel

The Tavel House is more like a city castle.

"House of Tavel" is considered the brightest example of medieval urban architecture in Switzerland.

After the Tavel family ended, the house, after a change of several owners, was bought by the city community in 1963. Today the exhibition of the City Museum of the History of Geneva is located here.

20.St. Peter's Cathedral

St. Peter's Cathedral is the highest dominant feature of the city center. This cathedral was built on the ruins left in ancient times by the Roman conquerors. To the north of the modern site of the cathedral, there was the first church, which dates back to around 250 AD. The hill on which the cathedral is located has been the site of constant, regular development since those ancient times.

The Cathedral building is a strange mixture of architectural styles with a predominance of Romanesque and Gothic.

21.Calvin's Audience

This temple was built in the 5th century near St. Peter's Basilica. The auditorium was essentially a small chapel, which at the beginning of the Reformation became a famous place for Protestant sermons.

22.Burg de Four Square

The old town square of Burg de Four is a picturesque square, one of the busiest in the city. It appeared in the era of the Roman Empire at the crossroads and served as a forum. During the Middle Ages, fairs were held here and residents gathered to discuss the latest news.

On sunny days, regardless of the season, small tables are set up in the square, where Genevans and city guests enjoy a cup of coffee.

23.Calvin College

Collège Calvin is the oldest public high school in Geneva and, historically, one of the oldest schools in the world. The college was founded back in 1559 by John Calvin.

24. English Park

Walking along the alleys of the English Park, pay attention to one of the main sights of Geneva- the famous flower clock, which is located on the shores of Lake Geneva - one of the symbols of the city.

The diameter of the watch is 5 meters, and the length of its second hand is 2.5 meters. This luxurious flower bed was created in 1955; it symbolizes the special role of the city of Geneva in the watch industry of the whole of Switzerland.