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Geneva

Pension Bel-air, Rue du Rhone 3.
Rizal stayed in this boarding house during his visit to Geneva on June 6-21, 1887. A Rizal marker has been placed on the front facade of the first floor of the building by the Philipine Embassy in Bern in 1961 in commemoration of his 100th birthday anniversary.

Close-up view of the boarding house at Rue du Rhone 3.
It is situated on the right bank of the Rhone River in the center of the town.

View of Geneva during Rizal's time. Geneva is the third largest city of Switzerland, after Zurich and Basel. It is especially famous as a venue of international conferences and as the headquarters of numerous world organizations, such as the World Health Organization, the International Labor Organization, International Red Cross, etc.

The Water Jet (Le Jet d'Eau) is the most visible symbol of Geneva. In the background can be seen the French Alps and the Mont Blanc, the highest mountain peak of the Alps.

Lakeside Park of Geneva.

Monument to a beautiful lady on the lakeside park of Geneva.

Tree-lined promenade along Lake Geneva.

View of the old section of Geneva with St. Pierre Cathedral dominating the whole town.

Geneva consists of two sections connected by several bridges that span the Rhône River.

The Tour de l'Ile, a former fortress built in 1219,
was used to keep Geneva political prisoners

Monument of Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778).
Rousseau was a French philosopher who was born in Geneva. His political writings helped to bring about the French Revolution. He was the first one to coin the words Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity), which became the battle-cry of the French Revolution. Rizal was surely influenced also by the political ideas of Rousseau.

General view of the Palais des Nations (Palace of Nations), built after World War I. It was formerly the headquarters of the League of Nations; it is now the European office of the United Nations, with the main headquarters in New York.

Close-up view of the Palace of Nations, with a wonderful panorama of the French Alps and the majestic Mont Blanc in the background.

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