Places to visit in Geneva, Switzerland
6 places to visit in Geneva, Switzerland, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Broken Chair, CERN, Jet d'Eau and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Geneva volume.
5 Famous places to visit · 1 Hidden gem
Famous places to visit in Geneva (5)
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Broken Chair
A wooden chair 12 metres high with one of its legs snapped off, standing on Place des Nations opposite the Palace of Nations. It was designed by the Swiss artist Daniel Berset, built by the carpenter Louis Genève and weighs 5.5 tonnes.
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CERN
The largest particle physics laboratory in the world, set up in 1954 at Meyrin on the edge of Geneva, right on the French border. The World Wide Web was invented here, and its Science Gateway and the wooden Globe of Science and Innovation are open to visitors.
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Jet d'Eau
A huge fountain that sends a column of water about 140 metres into the air at the point where Lake Geneva flows out as the Rhône. It is visible from all over the city and even from aircraft flying at ten kilometres.
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Palace of Nations
Built between 1929 and 1938 as the headquarters of the League of Nations, and home to the United Nations Office at Geneva since 1946. Its long stone wings stand in the Ariana park, with Place des Nations and its row of flags at the gate.
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St. Pierre Cathedral
The cathedral at the top of Geneva's old town, where John Calvin preached during the Reformation. Its towers look out over the lake and rooftops, and excavations below the floor reveal the remains of earlier churches on the site.
Hidden gems in Geneva (1)
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International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum
A museum set into the hillside across from the Palace of Nations, beside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross. It tells the story of humanitarian work, and is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Collecting in Geneva
What are the best places to visit in Geneva?
LOQAH lists 6 places in Geneva. The best known include Broken Chair, CERN, Jet d'Eau, Palace of Nations and St. Pierre Cathedral. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Geneva?
6, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Geneva?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Geneva before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Geneva and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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