The Celestial Sphere
The Celestial Sphere is a work of art in Geneva, Western Switzerland. The Celestial Sphere is situated nearby to the public building Palace of Nations, as well as near the library Bibliothèque et archives de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Also known as: “Wilson-Globe”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palace of Nations and Musée Ariana.
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 110 metres west of The Celestial Sphere.
Musée Ariana
Museum
Photo: Gfuerst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 270 metres west of The Celestial Sphere.
ICRC
Museum
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The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum is a museum located in Geneva, Switzerland. ICRC is situated 430 metres west of The Celestial Sphere.
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.
The Celestial Sphere
- Category: tourism
- Location: Geneva, Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.22607° or 46° 13′ 34″ northLongitude
6.14221° or 6° 8′ 32″ eastInception
August 1939Open location code
8FR864GR+CVOpenStreetMap ID
way 664913369OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bibliothèque et archives de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève and Bureau de Poste.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Cafétéria ONUG - Rez-de-Chausée and UBS Nations.
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