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Definitely my favorite place in Geneva, whatever the season, early in the morning or as evening falls. It feels good, somewhere else, and a place where you can dream all at once.

Easy - free parking (with macaron) at Le Griffon Tennis Club. Can be very muddy in parts after rain. Good all year nature reserve but few birds in Winter.

Gandhi's visit to Switzerland Gandhi visited Switzerland once in December 1931. At the invitation of the French writer and Nobel Prize winner for literature Romain Rolland, he spent a few days in Villeneuve before giving two speeches, the first on December 8th at the Maison du peuple in Lausanne and the second on December 10th at the Victoria Hall in Geneva. Gandhi maintained very close personal relations with Switzerland throughout his life, which served as the basis for the Indian-Swiss friendship. Text / Source: DAS Expertise in the areas of digital communication, web and social media - University of Geneva https://www.das-geneve.com/statue-de-gandhi-geneve/

Statue de Gandhi, Parc de l'Ariana / Statue of Gandhi The Gandhi statue, located in Ariana Park, was donated by India on November 14, 2007 on the occasion of the first International Day of Non-Violence. This gift from the Indian government to the city of Geneva commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Indo-Swiss friendship and underlines Geneva's role in promoting peace, harmony and friendship. The statue is made of bronze and is the work of the Calcutta sculptor Gautam Pal. Under the statue you can read the phrase "My life is my message", which describes Gandhi's non-violent Text / Source: DAS Expertise in Digital Communication, Web and Social Media - University of Geneva https://www.das-geneve.com/statue-de-gandhi-geneve/

CICR / ICRC Headquarters, Geneva The headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross is located in Geneva and supports our delegations around the world. The ICRC Headquarters manages the organization's role as an advocate and champion of international humanitarian law by working with governments and partners in the humanitarian community. Our main office handles fundraising, human resources and global communications. Text / Source: CICR / ICRC Headquarters, 19 Avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva https://www.icrc.org/en

CICR / ICRC headquarters, Geneva Geneva's history of international cooperation is unrivalled by any other city. When a small group of Genevans founded the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 1863, the foundations were laid for the first international humanitarian agreement, the Geneva Convention of 1864. In 1919, the victorious states of the First World War decided to set up the League of Nations and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva, giving the city a stronger and more dynamic platform for dialogue and cooperation. When it came to finding a seat for the major international organisations after the Second World War, Geneva was again chosen. Today, Geneva is home to important players in the health sector, such as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Text / Source: Direction des affaires Auslands (DAI), Service de la Genève International, Rue de Varembé 9, 1202 Genève https://www.geneve-int.ch/de/historical-milestones

After the Second World War, United Nations / UNO After the Second World War, when the League of Nations was dissolved and the newly founded UNO took over the palace, the complex underwent several extensions. Building K was extended by three floors between 1950 and 1952. At the same time, building D was built as the temporary headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO). The construction of building E, which serves as a conference center, took from 1968 to 1973. The entire complex is around 600 meters long in its current state and houses 34 conference rooms and 2,800 offices. Around 9,000 meetings with up to 28,000 delegates take place here every year, including around 600 larger and large conferences. This makes the Palais des Nations one of the largest centers for diplomatic conferences anywhere. Some parts of the complex are also open for guided tours, which are widely used by the public. After all, around 100,000 visitors take advantage of this opportunity every year. The Palais des Nations is expected to be extensively renovated from 2015, with costs estimated at several hundred million euros. A proud sum, but with it the UN is acknowledging the special importance of the palace for Geneva and Switzerland as well as for its member states https://denkmalpflege-schweiz.ch/2014/06/02/das-palais-des-nations-in-genf-europaeischer-hauptsitz-der-uno/

The Palais des Nations in Geneva - European headquarters of the UN The Palais des Nations has been the European headquarters of the United Nations since 1966. After the headquarters in New York, this is the second most important location of the UN worldwide. The building complex is located on the grounds of Ariana Park in Geneva and was built between 1929 and 1936. Between 1933 and 1946 it served as the headquarters of the League of Nations, which had previously resided in the Palais Wilson, also in Geneva, since its foundation in 1920. In 1926, the officials of the League of Nations announced an international architectural competition for a new administrative center. However, despite the large number of 377 submissions, the jury was ultimately unable to decide on a winner. Therefore, its members selected five architects from among all participants to work together to develop a new design. These were Julien Flegenheimer (Switzerland), Camille Lefèvre (France), Henri-Paul Nénot (France), Carlo Broggi (Italy) and Joseph Vago (Hungary). They had previously submitted the most favored designs. The current building was finally built in the late neoclassical style on the basis of their ideas. When the foundation stone was laid on September 7, 1929, a capsule was buried that contained a list of all member states, a copy of the founding act of the League of Nations and coins from all countries. The various League of Nations sections, starting with the Secretariat, moved in in several stages from 1933 up to 1936. The materials and furniture for the interior, most of which has been preserved to this day, were also donated by the League of Nations members. Text / Source: Eenkmalpflege-Schweiz https://denkmalpflege-schweiz.ch/2014/06/02/das-palais-des-nations-in-genf-europaeischer-hauptsitz-der-uno/