Les Ailes de la paix
Les Ailes de la paix is a work of art in Geneva, Western Switzerland. Les Ailes de la paix is situated nearby to the memorial Statue of Mohandas K. Gandhi in Geneva, as well as near Peace Bell Honsen-ji, Shinagawa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: sculpture by Dina Merhav in Geneva, Switzerland
- Also known as: “les ailes de la paix”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palace of Nations and Musée Ariana.
Palace of Nations
Public building
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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. Palace of Nations is situated 300 metres east of Les Ailes de la paix.
Musée Ariana
Museum
Photo: Gfuerst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Musée Ariana, also known as the Musée suisse de la céramique et du verre, is a museum in Geneva, Switzerland. It is devoted to ceramic and glass artwork, and contains around 20,000 objects from the last 1,200 years, representing the historic, geographic, artistic and technological breadth of glass and ceramic manufacture during this time. Musée Ariana is situated 140 metres northeast of Les Ailes de la paix.
ICRC
Museum
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The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum is a museum located in Geneva, Switzerland. ICRC is situated 300 metres north of Les Ailes de la paix.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sécheron and Le Grand-Saconnex.
Le Grand-Saconnex
Town
Photo: LaMèreVeille, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Le Grand-Saconnex is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. Several international organizations and permanent missions to the United Nations are located in Grand Saconnex.
Les Ailes de la paix
- Categories: sculpture and tourism
- Location: Geneva, Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.22472° or 46° 13′ 29″ northLongitude
6.13728° or 6° 8′ 14″ eastInception
1988Open location code
8FR864FP+VWOpenStreetMap ID
node 11423074469OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q51948314
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Les Ailes de la paix” goes by many names.
- French: “Les Ailes de la paix”
- German: “Les Ailes de la paix”
- Italian: “Les Ailes de la paix”
- Spanish: “Les Ailes de la paix”
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Highlights include Statue of Mohandas K. Gandhi in Geneva and Peace Bell Honsen-ji, Shinagawa.
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