Escalade Fountain, Geneva

Escalade Fountain, Geneva is a fountain in , . Escalade Fountain, Geneva is situated nearby to the food court , as well as near the movie theater .
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  • Type: Fountain
  • Description: 1857 monument to the 1602 Escalade attack
  • Inscription: “Erigé en mémoire du 12 décembre 1602, 1857.”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grand Théâtre de Genève and Musée Rath.

Theater building
Photo: Torbjorn Toby Jorgensen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an opera house in , Switzerland. As with many other opera houses, the is both a venue and an institution. is situated 230 metres south of Escalade Fountain, Geneva.

Museum
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The is an art museum in , used exclusively for temporary exhibitions. Its building is the oldest purpose-built art museum in , and the original home of Geneva's Musée d'Art et d'Histoire. is situated 220 metres south of Escalade Fountain, Geneva.

Square
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is a square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plainpalais and Les Grottes.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in Geneva, Switzerland, and a former municipality of the up to 1931.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Escalade Fountain, Geneva

Latitude
46.20373° or 46° 12′ 13″ north
Longitude
6.14374° or 6° 8′ 38″ east
Inception
1857
Open location code
8FR8643V+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6228915469
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q98539259
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Highlights include Spoon Food Hall and Pathé Rex.

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