Plainpalais
Plainpalais is a neighbourhood in Geneva, Switzerland, and a former municipality of the Canton of Geneva. It is mentioned in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges' ashes are buried in the cemetery of Plainpalais.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Plaine de Plainpalais and Musée d’ethnographie de Genève.
Musée d’ethnographie de Genève
Museum
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The Musée d'ethnographie de Genève is one of the most important ethnographic museums in Switzerland.
MAMCO
Museum
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The MAMCO is the contemporary art museum of Geneva, which opened in 1994. The building is a former factory building, with 3000 m2 of exhibition space, it is the largest contemporary art museum of Switzerland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Acacias and Champel.
Les Acacias
Quarter
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Les Acacias is a district shared between the cities of Geneva and Carouge in Switzerland, located on the left bank of the Arve.
Champel
Suburb
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Champel is a neighborhood in the city of Geneva, Switzerland. Champel is widely considered a posh, high-class neighbourhood due to its numerous parks and natural spaces, very luxurious apartments and proximity to the city center.
Plainpalais
- Type: Suburb
- Description: district of four districts of the city of Geneva, Switzerland
- Categories: former municipality of Switzerland, quarter, and locality
- Location: Geneva, Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.1974° or 46° 11′ 51″ northLongitude
6.14091° or 6° 8′ 27″ eastElevation
378 metres (1,240 feet)Open location code
8FR854WR+X9OpenStreetMap ID
node 3956605663OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Plainpalais” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Plainpalais”
- Chinese: “Plainpalais”
- Dutch: “Plainpalais”
- French: “Plainpalais”
- German: “Plainpalais”
- Irish: “Plainpalais”
- Italian: “Plainpalais”
- Latin: “Plainpalais”
- Latin: “Plana Palus”
- Luxembourgish: “Plainpalais”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Plainpalais”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Plainpalais”
- Polish: “Plainpalais”
- Portuguese: “Plainpalais”
- Slovenian: “Plainpalais”
- Turkish: “Plainpalais”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Marché de Plainpalais and Ils passent.
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