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 garden Arboretum, as well as near the railway stop Genève-Sécheron railway station.

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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 Genève-Sécheron railway station.

Palace of Nations

Public building

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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.

Genève-Sécheron railway station

Railway stop

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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.

Musée Ariana

Museum

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The Musée Ariana, also known as the Musée suisse de la céramique et du verre, is a museum in Geneva, Switzerland. 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. Musée Ariana is situated 620 metres northwest of World Meteorological Organisation.