Place du Général Henri-Guisan

Place du Général Henri-Guisan is a square in Lausanne, Vaud. Place du Général Henri-Guisan is situated nearby to the swimming area Zone de baignade du Vieux-Port d’Ouchy, as well as near the hotel Beau-Rivage Palace.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Olympic Museum and Beau-Rivage Palace.

Olympic Museum

Museum

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The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland houses permanent and temporary exhibits relating to sport and the Olympic movement. With more than 10,000 artifacts, the museum is the largest archive of Olympic Games memorabilia in the world and one of Lausanne's prime tourist site draws attracting more than 250,000 visitors each year. Olympic Museum is situated 400 metres northeast of Place du Général Henri-Guisan.

Beau-Rivage Palace

Hotel

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The Beau-Rivage Palace is a historical luxury five-star hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is located in Ouchy, on the shores of Lake Léman. The hotel opened in 1861 and the current main building was constructed in Art Nouveau and neo-baroque style in 1908. Beau-Rivage Palace is situated 100 metres northeast of Place du Général Henri-Guisan.

Château d’Ouchy

Hotel

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The Château d'Ouchy is a hotel built on the site of an old medieval castle in Lausanne, Switzerland by Jean-Jacques Mercier between 1889 and 1893. It belongs to the hotel division of the Sandoz Family Foundation. Château d’Ouchy is situated 160 metres west of Place du Général Henri-Guisan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pully and Chailly.

Pully

Town

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Pully is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron. It is one of the eastern suburbs of the city of Lausanne, located on the shores of Lake Geneva and at the foot of the vineyards of Lavaux on the road to Vevey and Montreux. Pully is situated 2½ km east of Place du Général Henri-Guisan.

Chailly

Neighborhood

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Chailly is a neighbourhood in the city of Lausanne, Switzerland. Located in the north of the city, it is populated by many young people, and is rich in different cultures. Chailly is situated 3 km northeast of Place du Général Henri-Guisan.

Paudex

Village

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Paudex is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron. It is a suburb of the city of Lausanne. Paudex is situated 3½ km east of Place du Général Henri-Guisan.

Place du Général Henri-Guisan

Type: Square
Category: locality
Location: Lausanne, Lausanne District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.5072° or 46° 30′ 26″ north

Longitude

6.62943° or 6° 37′ 46″ east

Named after

Henri Guisan

Open location code

8FR8GJ4H+VQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1282220964

OpenStreetMap feature

place=square

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Notable Places Nearby

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