Interesting places in Les Grottes (Genève):

Les Schtroumpfs		Hotel Cornavin
Ecole d Ingénieurs Genève (HES)

the Les Grottes (Genève) is part of Canton Geneva , Geneva , Le Petit-Saconnex .

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The Jet d'Eau fountain, Geneva - Switzerland
Made by Humayunn N A Peerzaada
The Jet d’Eau fountain, icon of Geneva, is inescapable – emblazoned on every piece of tourist literature and every book about the city, it’s the logo of the tourist office and Geneva’s prime photo-op. Even if you happen to visit off season when it’s switched off, you’ll be in no doubt what you’re missing. Its predecessor dated from 1886, when the new hydraulic turbines on the Rhône built up excessive water pressure after the city’s craftsmen had closed the valves in their workshops and gone home. An engineer created a temporary outlet which spurted a 30m fountain to release the pressure while a reservoir system was developed, but by the time the fountain became unnecessary a few wily Genevois had caught on to its power as a tourist attraction. Then purely decorative, it was moved from the river to an exposed lakeside location, and furnished with more and more powerful pumps. Today, the height of the jet is an incredible 140m, with 500 litres of water forced out of the nozzle every second at about 200kph. Each drop takes sixteen seconds to complete the round-trip from nozzle to lake and, on windy days, the plume can rapidly drench the surroundings (they tend to turn it off if the wind picks up). It’s worth risking a dousing by walking out onto the jetty to appreciate the force and noise of the thing close up. Info courtesy: Wikipedia.


Le Peuple Genevois, Geneva, Switzerland
Made by Humayunn N A Peerzaada
View On Black But who are these two young ladies on the esplanade of the Mont-Blanc bridge, their arms encircling each other’s waist, proudly perched on a pedestal, draped in bronze attire? They carry a double-edged sword and shield and stare fixedly at the lake and distant horizons. Located at the Quai du Général-Guisan (Jardin Anglais - English Garden) dating from 1854, is home to the Monument National, statues of two young women - one is the Republic of Geneva (the one with the crenelated headgear); the other is Helvetia: Switzerland. They symbolise the attachment of Geneva to the Confederation on September 12, 1814. The view overlooking the statue is of magnificient The Jet d'Eau fountain.


La magie du réel
Made by * galaad * cassé * out of order *
Il y a la magie de la peinture et de la poésie, du film, des mots et des images, il y a l'enchantement des pensées étincelantes. Et il y a la magie du réel, du matériel, du corporel, des choses qui m'entourent, que je vois et que je touche, que je sens et que j'entends. Parfois, en certains moments bien précis, surgit soudain cet enchantement qu'exercent sur moi un environement architectural ou naturel, un certain milieu, il s'installe comme une lente croissance de l'âme qui au début passe totalement inaperçue. Peter Zumthor. Penser l'architecture


Geneva - Switzerland
Made by Humayunn N A Peerzaada
Geneva (French: Genève) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). Situated where the Rhône River exits Lake Geneva (French Lac Léman), it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva. Info courtesy: Wikipedia.


Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
Made by * galaad * cassé * out of order *
fr.youtube.com/watch?v=ouTLzWrsGHU&feature=related Tu vivais enfoncé dans un autre toi-même Et de ton corps si bien abstrait Que tu sembles de pierre. Il est dur quand on aime De ne posséder qu’un portrait Un ami Dort Jean Cocteau


Les Corsaires Mini-Train, Geneva - Switzerland
Made by Humayunn N A Peerzaada
Les Corsaires Mini-Train explores the parks and lake front areas of Geneva’s left bank with departures every 45 minutes from the English Garden near the Mont Blanc Bridge. The half hour rides cost SFr.7 for adults and SFr.4 for and children. The voice recorded guide speaks multiple languages.


Magic Potion
Made by AL - Alisa + Lima
One drop in the ocean Could be that magic potion One love, two hearts You´ve got to tear your doubt apart I just couldn´t fake an emotion Faking is poison, my love This is the one shot The magic potion Flunk - Magic Potion


L'illusion de visualiser l'espace infini
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Tous les cents pas, une tour coupait le ciel. Pour les yeux, leurs couleurs étaient identiques, mais la première de toutes était jaune et la dernière écarlate, tellement la gradation était délicate et longue la série. La parabole du palais Jorge Luis Borges


ILO corridor
Made by Lil [Kristen Elsby]
The aging International Labour Organization building has a long corridor which lends itself to dramatic lighting on sunny mornings. I was there attending the two-day UN Communications Group annual meeting. Geneva, Switzerland, 2005


What is THAT doing there?
Made by Gerry Hill
Stumbled upon this old open ender bus, still heading to 'Kilsyth (Hamill Drive) via Twechar Bridge' next to Geneva railway staton, Switzerland. I've been to Twechar. Yet, I guess not many people in Switzerland ken where Twechar is.