Broken Chair

Broken Chair is a monumental sculpture in wood designed by Swiss artist Daniel Berset, and constructed by carpenter Louis Genève. It is constructed of 5.5 tons of wood and is 12 metres high.
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: sculpture
  • Description: monumental sculpture in Geneva
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palace of Nations and Musée Ariana.

Public building
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The is the home of the United Nations Office at Geneva, located in , Switzerland. It was built between 1929 and 1938 to serve as the headquarters of the League of Nations. is situated 360 metres northeast of Broken Chair.

Museum
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The , also known as the Musée suisse de la céramique et du verre, is a museum in , . It is devoted to ceramic and glass artwork, and contains around 20,000 objects from the last 1,200 years, representing the historic, geographic, artistic and technological breadth of glass and ceramic manufacture during this time. is situated 290 metres north of Broken Chair.

Office building
The is a regional trade organisation and free trade area consisting of four European states: , , and . is situated 290 metres south of Broken Chair.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sécheron and Les Pâquis.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Town
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is a municipality of the , Switzerland. Several international organizations and permanent missions to the United Nations are located in Grand Saconnex.

Broken Chair

Latitude
46.2228° or 46° 13′ 22″ north
Longitude
6.13884° or 6° 8′ 20″ east
Inception
1997
Open location code
8FR864FQ+4G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 846279674
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2659575
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Broken Chair” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կոտրված աթոռ”
  • Basque: “Broken Chair”
  • Central Bikol: “Tukawan na Pilay”
  • Chinese: “断椅”
  • Chinese: “跛腳椅”
  • Dutch: “Broken Chair”
  • French: “Broken Chair”
  • French: “chaise Cassée”
  • German: “Broken Chair”
  • Hebrew: “כיסא שבור”
  • Italian: “Broken Chair”
  • Japanese: “壊れた椅子”
  • Korean: “부러진 의자”
  • Persian: “صندلی شکسته”
  • Russian: “Сломанный стул”
  • Spanish: “Broken Chair”
  • Western Armenian: “Կոտրուած Աթոռ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tempus and ITU Library and Archives.

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