C. Wilfred Jenks
C. Wilfred Jenks is a memorial in Geneva, Western Switzerland. C. Wilfred Jenks 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
Photo: Yann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rue des Rois is a square, which is situated 100 metres east of C. Wilfred Jenks.
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 north of C. Wilfred Jenks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Jonction 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.
C. Wilfred Jenks
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “C. Wilfred Jenks 1909-1973 Director General International Labour Office [..]”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.20223° or 46° 12′ 8″ northLongitude
6.13656° or 6° 8′ 12″ eastOpen location code
8FR8642P+VJOpenStreetMap ID
node 13484582234OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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