Rue des Rois
Rue des Rois is a square in Geneva, Western Switzerland. Rue des Rois is situated nearby to the obelisk Monument de la Paix, as well as near Ricou.Photo: Yann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Yann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Square
- Description: street of Geneva, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Rois”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cimetière des Rois and Victoria Hall.
Cimetière des Rois
Cemetery
Photo: 1904.CC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cimetière des Rois is a cemetery in Geneva, Switzerland. The cemetery is commonly named after la rue des Rois near which it is situated. The graveyard was established in 1482 for people who died from plague in the Middle Ages, during the second plague pandemic. Cimetière des Rois is situated 120 metres west of Rue des Rois.
Victoria Hall
Theater building
Photo: Romano1246, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Victoria Hall is a 1,700-seat concert venue in Geneva. It is primarily home to the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, but also hosts performers in jazz, world music and other genres. Victoria Hall is situated 260 metres east of Rue des Rois.
Grand Théâtre de Genève
Theater building
Photo: Torbjorn Toby Jorgensen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grand Théâtre de Genève is an opera house in Geneva, Switzerland. As with many other opera houses, the Grand Théâtre de Genève is both a venue and an institution. Grand Théâtre de Genève is situated 370 metres east of Rue des Rois.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plainpalais and La Jonction.
Plainpalais
Suburb
Photo: Erdrokan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plainpalais is a neighbourhood in Geneva, Switzerland, and a former municipality of the Canton of Geneva up to 1931.
Rue des Rois
- Categories: street and locality
- Location: Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.20218° or 46° 12′ 8″ northLongitude
6.1379° or 6° 8′ 16″ eastOpen location code
8FR8642Q+V5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1512501369OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q27891866
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Slovenian—“Rue des Rois” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Rue des Rois”
- Dutch: “Rue des Rois”
- French: “rue des Rois”
- French: “Rue des Rois”
- Slovenian: “rue des Rois”
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Highlights include Monument de la Paix and Ricou.
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