Parc des Délices
Parc des Délices is a park in Geneva, Western Switzerland. Parc des Délices is situated nearby to Voltaire Museum, as well as near the library Bibliothèque du Musée Voltaire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Voltaire Museum and Genève-Cornavin Railway Station.
Voltaire Museum
Museum
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The Institut et Musée Voltaire is a museum in Geneva dedicated to the life and works of Voltaire. The museum is housed in Les Délices, which was Voltaire's home from 1755 until 1760.
Genève-Cornavin Railway Station
Railway station
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Geneva railway station, also known as Geneva Cornavin railway station, is Geneva's main train station, located in the centre of the city. The immediate area surrounding it is known as Cornavin; both names can be used interchangeably. Genève-Cornavin Railway Station is situated 770 metres east of Parc des Délices.
Bâtiment des Forces motrices
Theater building
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The Bâtiment des Forces motrices, French for "Power plant building", is the power house of a former hydro power plant and waterworks in Geneva called Usine des Forces Motrices, later Usine des Forces Motrices de la Coulouvrenière. Bâtiment des Forces motrices is situated 460 metres southeast of Parc des Délices.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Pâquis and Les Acacias.
Les Acacias
Quarter
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Les Acacias is a district shared between the cities of Geneva and Carouge in Switzerland, located on the left bank of the Arve.
Parc des Délices
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Geneva, Switzerland
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Geneva, Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.20764° or 46° 12′ 28″ northLongitude
6.13329° or 6° 7′ 60″ eastOpen location code
8FR8645M+38OpenStreetMap ID
way 81483001OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q16854953
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to German—“Parc des Délices” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Parko Délices”
- French: “parc des Délices”
- French: “Parc des Délices”
- German: “Parc des Délices”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bibliothèque du Musée Voltaire and Espace de quartier Clos Voltaire.
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