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Tourist attractions in Geneva

This list has 3 sub-lists and 26 members. See also Visitor attractions in the canton of Geneva, Tourist attractions in Switzerland by populated place, Tourism in Geneva
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  • Palace of Nations
    Palace of Nations Building in Geneva, Switzerland
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    The Palace of Nations (French: Palais des 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.
  • Fêtes de Genève annual summer festival in Geneva, Switzerland
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    The Fêtes de Genève (Geneva Festival) was an annual summer event in Geneva, Switzerland. It included a grand fireworks display.
  • Calvin Auditory
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    The Calvin Auditorium or Calvin Auditory (French: Auditoire de Calvin), originally the Notre-Dame-la-Neuve Chapel, is a chapel in Geneva, Switzerland, which played a significant role in the Protestant Reformation. It is associated with John Calvin, Theodore Beza and John Knox.
  • St. Pierre Cathedral
    St. Pierre Cathedral Church in Geneva, Switzerland
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    Saint Pierre Cathedral in Geneva, Switzerland is the principal church of the Reformed Protestant Church of Geneva. Previously it was a Roman Catholic cathedral, having been converted in 1535. It is known as the adopted home church of John Calvin, one of the leaders of the Protestant Reformation. Inside the church is a wooden chair used by Calvin.
  • Celestial Sphere Woodrow Wilson Memorial
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    The grounds of the Palais des Nations (seat of the United Nations Office at Geneva) contain many fine objects donated by member states of the United Nations, private sponsors and artists. The Celestial Sphere (also known as the Armillary Sphere) in the Ariana Park of the Palais des Nations is the best-known of these. The huge—over four-meter-diameter—Celestial Sphere is the chef d'oeuvre of the American sculptor Paul Manship (1885–1966). It was donated in 1939 by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation to what was then the League of Nations building. Known also as the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Sphere of the Palais des Nations it is today a symbol of Geneva International and of Geneva as the centre of dialogue and peace.
  • Geneva Mosque
    Geneva Mosque Mosque in Geneva, Switzerland
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    The Geneva Mosque, also known as the Petit-Saconnex Mosque (French: Mosquée de Genève, Mosquée de Petit-Sacconex) 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.
  • SEG Geneva Arena
    SEG Geneva Arena Indoor arena
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    SEG Geneva Arena (commonly known as the Geneva Arena, Genf Arena, French: Arena de Genève) is an indoor arena in Geneva, Switzerland. Part of the Palexpo complex, it opened in 1995, and it currently holds 9,500 spectators and hosts concerts and indoor sporting events, such as tennis and basketball.
  • Reformation Wall
    Reformation Wall International Monument to the Reformation
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    The International Monument to the Reformation (French: Monument international de la Réformation; German: Internationales Reformationsdenkmal), usually known as the Reformation Wall (French: Mur des réformateurs), was inaugurated in 1909 in Geneva, Switzerland. Key individuals, events, and documents of the Protestant Reformation are depicted therein in statues and bas-reliefs.
  • Grand Théâtre de Genève
    Grand Théâtre de Genève Opera house in Geneva, Switzerland
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    Grand Théâtre de Genève is an opera house in Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Palexpo
    Palexpo convention center
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    Palexpo is a convention center in Geneva, Switzerland. The buildings are owned by the canton of Geneva while the company is a semi-private foundation. The center is located close to Geneva International Airport. There are seven halls, and 102,000 square metres of exhibition space. The Geneva International Motor Show is held at Palexpo.
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