World Meteorological Organisation
World Meteorological Organisation is a public building in Geneva, Western Switzerland which is located on Avenue de la Paix. World Meteorological Organisation is situated nearby to the railway stop Genève-Sécheron railway station, as well as near Place Albert-Thomas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Public building
- Description: archive of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) in Geneva (Switzerland)
- Also known as: “WMO” and “World Meteorological Organization Headquarters”
- Address: Avenue de la Paix 7 bis, 1211
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palace of Nations and Centre William Rappard.
Palace of Nations
Public building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palace of Nations is the home of the United Nations Office at Geneva, located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was built between 1929 and 1938 to serve as the headquarters of the League of Nations. Palace of Nations is situated 500 metres northwest of World Meteorological Organisation.
Centre William Rappard
Public building
The Centre William Rappard at Rue de Lausanne 154, Geneva, Switzerland, was built between 1923 and 1926 to house the International Labour Office. It was the first building in Geneva designed to house an international organization. Centre William Rappard is situated 280 metres east of World Meteorological Organisation.
Genève-Sécheron railway station
Railway stop
Genève-Sécheron railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Geneva, in the Swiss canton of Geneva. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lausanne–Geneva line of Swiss Federal Railways. Genève-Sécheron railway station is situated 120 metres west of World Meteorological Organisation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sécheron and Les Pâquis.
Le Grand-Saconnex
Town
Photo: LaMèreVeille, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Le Grand-Saconnex is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. Several international organizations and permanent missions to the United Nations are located in Grand Saconnex.
World Meteorological Organisation
- Categories: archive of an international organization, building, government office, office, and government building
- Location: Geneva, Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.22324° or 46° 13′ 24″ northLongitude
6.14623° or 6° 8′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8FR864FW+7FOpenStreetMap ID
way 14372386OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
office=governmentWikidata ID
Q27481254
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In Other Languages
From French to Tatar—“World Meteorological Organisation” goes by many names.
- French: “Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM), Archives”
- French: “Organisation Météorologique Mondiale”
- German: “Archiv der Weltorganisation für Meteorologie”
- German: “Weltorganisation für Meteorologie”
- Hebrew: “הארגון המטאורולוגי העולמי”
- Tatar: “Бөтендөнья метеорология оешмасы”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include B2 and Place Albert-Thomas.
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