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The Republic and Canton of Geneva is the French-speaking westernmost canton or state of Switzerland, surrounded on almost all sides by France . As is the case in several other Swiss cantons , this canton is referred to as a republic within the Swiss Confederation. The canton of Geneva is located in the southwestern corner of Switzerland and is considered one of the most cosmopolitan areas of the country. As a center of the Calvinist Reformation, the city of Geneva has had a great influence on the canton, which essentially consists of the city and its hinterlands.
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  • 1. The Geneva Water Fountain Geneva
    The Amazing Race 3 is the third installment of the US reality television show, The Amazing Race. This season featured 12 teams of two people with a pre-existing relationship in a race around the world, making it the first season to have 12 teams as opposed to the usual 11. It premiered on October 2, 2002 and ended on December 18, 2002. Friends Flo Pesenti and Zach Behr were the winners of this Race, with Flo becoming the first female winner in the race's history.
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  • 5. Notre Dame Basilica Geneva
    The Basilica Notre-Dame of Geneva is the main Roman Catholic church in Geneva, Switzerland, the old Saint-Pierre cathedral being now a Protestant parish.The statue of Our Lady of Geneva, offered by the Pope Pius IX, is venerated. It is also a stopover for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela. The basilica marks somehow the beginning of the via Gebennensis, which extends from Le Puy-en-Velay in via Podiensis. The motto of Our Lady of Geneva is Nuntia Pacis, Latin for Peace Messenger.
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  • 6. Cimetiere de Plainpalais Geneva
    The Cimetière des Rois , is a cemetery in Geneva, Switzerland, where John Calvin , Jorge Luis Borges , Sérgio Vieira de Mello , Ernest Ansermet , and Jean Piaget are buried. The composer Frank Martin, Humphry Davy, Alberto Ginastera, Griselidis Real and Alice Rivaz, editor François Lachenal, Robert Musil and actor François Simon are also buried there. Politicians are also buried there, so is Adrien Lachenal , Paul Lachenal, Antoine Carteret,Willy Donzé or Gustave Moynier .The cemetery is commonly named after la rue des Rois near which it is situated.
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  • 7. Palais des Nations, Genève Geneva
    The Palace of Nations is the home of the United Nations Office at Geneva, located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was built between 1929 and 1938 to serve as the headquarters of the League of Nations. It has served as the home of the United Nations Office at Geneva since 1946 when the Secretary-General of the United Nations signed a Headquarters Agreement with the Swiss authorities, although Switzerland did not become a member of the United Nations until 2002. In 2012 alone, the Palace of Nations hosted more than 10,000 intergovernmental meetings.
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  • 8. Holy Trinity Church Geneva
    Holy Trinity Church, Geneva, Switzerland, was completed in 1853. The church is located at rue du Mont-Blanc, between the Genève-Cornavin railway station and the famous hotels at the banks of Lake Geneva. The church is part of the Diocese in Europe of the Church of England and is also a Swiss monument of regional significance .
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  • 9. Mosque of Geneve Geneva
    The Geneva Mosque, also known as the Petit-Saconnex Mosque is the largest mosque in Geneva, Switzerland. It was financed by the Saudi-based Muslim World League and constructed in 1978 in the neighborhood of Le Petit-Saconnex.The mosque was inaugurated by the Saudi Arabian King Khalid ibn Abd al-Aziz and President of the Swiss Confederation Willi Ritschard, and is the largest mosque in the city and Switzerland as a whole. The building has space for 1,500 worshippers. It is managed by the Islamic Cultural Foundation of Geneva and the imam of the mosque is Yahya Basalamah. In 2015, the Tribune de Genève newspaper reported that 20 young Islamic extremists had attended the mosque for several months, two of whom allegedly travelled to Syria to fight in the war there. In November 2017, the secre...
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  • 11. Emmanuel Church Geneva
    Charles Emmanuel I , known as the Great, was the Duke of Savoy from 1580 to 1630. He was nicknamed Testa d'feu for his rashness and military aggression.
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  • 12. Broken Chair Sculpture Geneva
    Broken Chair is a monumental sculpture in wood by the Swiss artist Daniel Berset, constructed by the carpenter Louis Genève. It is constructed of 5.5 tons of wood and is 12 metres high. It depicts a giant chair with a broken leg and stands across the street from the Palace of Nations, in Geneva. It symbolises opposition to land mines and cluster bombs, and acts as a reminder to politicians and others visiting Geneva.
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  • 13. Place Bourg du Four Geneva
    Place du Bourg-de-Four is a city square in the Old Town of Geneva, Switzerland. It is a commercial center, with fountains, restaurants , gelaterias, and high-end shopping. The Place is also near Geneva's largest church, St. Pierre Cathedral.
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  • 15. Reformation Wall (Mur de la Reformation) Geneva
    The International Monument to the Reformation , usually known as the Reformation Wall , is a monument in Geneva, Switzerland. It honours many of the main individuals, events, and documents of the Protestant Reformation by depicting them in statues and bas-reliefs. The Wall is in the grounds of the University of Geneva, which was founded by John Calvin, and was built to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Calvin's birth and the 350th anniversary of the university's establishment. It is built into the old city walls of Geneva, and the monument's location there is designed to represent the fortifications', and therefore the city of Geneva's, integral importance to the Reformation. Inaugurated in 1909, it was the culmination of a contest launched to transform that part of the park. The contes...
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