Léon Nicole

Léon Nicole is a memorial in Geneva, Western Switzerland. Léon Nicole is situated nearby to the cemetery Cimetière des Rois, as well as near the obelisk J.F. Bautte.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cimetière des Rois and Rue des Rois.

Cimetière des Rois

Cemetery

Photo: 1904.CC, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Cimetière des Rois is a cemetery in Geneva, Switzerland. The cemetery is commonly named after la rue des Rois near which it is situated. The graveyard was established in 1482 for people who died from plague in the Middle Ages, during the second plague pandemic.

Rue des Rois

Square

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Rue des Rois is a square, which is situated 110 metres east of Léon Nicole.

Bâtiment des Forces motrices

Theater building

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The Bâtiment des Forces motrices, French for "Power plant building", is the power house of a former hydro power plant and waterworks in Geneva called Usine des Forces Motrices, later Usine des Forces Motrices de la Coulouvrenière. Bâtiment des Forces motrices is situated 270 metres north of Léon Nicole.