Joly
Joly is a memorial in Geneva, Western Switzerland. Joly is situated nearby to the government office Hôtel des finances, as well as near the memorial Tomb of Grisélidis Réal.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 290 metres northeast of Joly.
Rue des Rois
Square
Photo: Yann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rue des Rois is a square, which is situated 200 metres east of Joly.
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.
Joly
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Abraham Joly [..]”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.20236° or 46° 12′ 9″ northLongitude
6.13527° or 6° 8′ 7″ eastOpen location code
8FR8642P+W4OpenStreetMap ID
node 13514178459OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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