Portail Nations
Portail Nations is a building in Geneva, Western Switzerland. Portail Nations is situated nearby to the work of art Broken Chair, as well as near the convention center Tempus.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palace of Nations and Broken Chair.
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 320 metres north of Portail Nations.
Broken Chair
Work of art
Photo: Von.schweiz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Broken Chair is a monumental sculpture in wood designed by Swiss artist Daniel Berset, and constructed by carpenter Louis Genève. It is constructed of 5.5 tons of wood and is 12 metres high.
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 north of Portail Nations.
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.
Portail Nations
- Type: Building
- Location: Geneva, Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.22303° or 46° 13′ 23″ northLongitude
6.13931° or 6° 8′ 22″ eastLevels
1Open location code
8FR864FQ+6POpenStreetMap ID
way 71943010OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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