de Grenus
de Grenus is a memorial in Geneva, Western Switzerland. de Grenus is situated nearby to the cemetery Cimetière des Rois, as well as near the obelisk J.F. Bautte.- Type: Memorial
- Artwork type: statue
- Inscription: “Ici repose François Théodore Louis Baron de Grenus, né à Genève le 18 avril 1785, décédé le 4 janvier 1851. Ce généreux citoyen fit pendant sa vie un don considérable à la ville de Genève [..]”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cimetière des Rois and Bâtiment des Forces motrices.
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.
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 260 metres northeast of de Grenus.
Tomb of Grisélidis Réal
Memorial
Photo: Louvedelespace, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tomb of Grisélidis Réal is a memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Acacias and Les Pâquis.
Les Acacias
Quarter
Photo: MHM55, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Alexey M., CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
de Grenus
- Category: historic site
- Location: Geneva, Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.20235° or 46° 12′ 9″ northLongitude
6.13589° or 6° 8′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8FR8642P+W9OpenStreetMap ID
node 13482578158OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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