Aigle de Genève
Aigle de Genève is a work of art in Geneva, Western Switzerland. Aigle de Genève is situated nearby to the bridge Pont de la Coulouvrenière, as well as near the library Bibliothèque de l’immobilier.Photo: MHM55, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: 1937 statue by Frédéric Schmied in Geneva
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pont de la Coulouvrenière and Bâtiment des Forces motrices.
Pont de la Coulouvrenière
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Pont de la Coulouvrenière is a bridge.
Bâtiment des Forces motrices
Theater building
Photo: Annirok, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 230 metres southwest of Aigle de Genève.
Genève-Cornavin Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: mpd01605, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Geneva railway station, also known as Geneva Cornavin railway station, is Geneva's main train station, located in the centre of the city. The immediate area surrounding it is known as Cornavin; both names can be used interchangeably. Genève-Cornavin Railway Station is situated 580 metres north of Aigle de Genève.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Grottes and Plainpalais.
Plainpalais
Suburb
Photo: Erdrokan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plainpalais is a neighbourhood in Geneva, Switzerland, and a former municipality of the Canton of Geneva up to 1931.
Aigle de Genève
- Categories: equestrian statue and tourism
- Location: Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.20532° or 46° 12′ 19″ northLongitude
6.14005° or 6° 8′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8FR8644R+42OpenStreetMap ID
node 11468735451OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q124048223
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Aigle de Genève” goes by many names.
- French: “Aigle de Genève”
- German: “Aigle de Genève”
- Italian: “Aigle de Genève”
- Spanish: “Aigle de Genève”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Salle du Faubourg and Bibliothèque de l’immobilier.
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