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Lausanne Conservatory Faculty
Lausanne ( , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Swiss French-speaking canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. It is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway between the Jura Mountains and the Alps, and facing the French town of Évian-les-Bains across the lake. Lausanne is located (as the crow flies) northeast of Geneva, the nearest major city. The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland convenes in Lausanne, although it is not the ''de jure'' capital of the nation. The municipality of Lausanne has a population of about 140,000, making it the fourth largest city in Switzerland after Basel, Geneva, and Zurich, with the entire agglomeration area having about 420,000 inhabitants (as of January 2019). The metropolitan area of Lausanne-Geneva (including Vevey-Montreux, Yverdon-les-Bains, Valais and foreign parts), commonly designated as '' Arc lémanique'' was over 1.3 million inhabitants in 2017 and is the fastest growing in Switzerland. Initial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Museum
The Olympic Museum () in Lausanne, Switzerland houses permanent and temporary exhibits relating to sport and the Olympic movement. With more than 10,000 artifacts, the museum is the largest archive of Olympic Games memorabilia in the world and one of Lausanne's prime tourist site draws attracting more than 250,000 visitors each year. The Olympic Museum and the Olympic Park (sculpture garden between the museum and Lake Léman) are located at Ouchy, south of Lausanne. The headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are located at Vidy, to the west of Ouchy. History The museum was founded on 23 June 1993, on the initiative of then-president of the IOC Juan Antonio Samaranch. Mexican architect Pedro RamÃrez Vázquez, an International Olympic Committee member, and Jean-Pierre Cahen, were in charge of the project. The museum was named the European Museum of the Year Award, European Museum of the Year in 1995. After 23 months of renovation between 2012 and 2013, the Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Épalinges
Épalinges (; ) is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Lausanne (district), Lausanne in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a suburb of the city of Lausanne. History Épalinges is first mentioned in 1182 as ''de Spanengis''. Geography Épalinges has an area, , of . Of this area, or 18.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 25.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 56.7% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 42.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 8.3%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.3% of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanel-sur-Lausanne
Romanel-sur-Lausanne (, literally ''Romanel on Lausanne''; ) is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Lausanne. History Romanel-sur-Lausanne is first mentioned in 1184 as ''Romanes''. Geography Romanel-sur-Lausanne has an area, , of (depending on calculation method). Of this area, or 59.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 3.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 37.8% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 5.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 14.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 12.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renens
Renens () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is located in the district of Ouest Lausannois District, Ouest Lausannois, and is a suburb of the city of Lausanne. It is the fourth largest city in the canton. It is considered a very multiethnic town, as more than 50% of the inhabitants are resident foreign nationals from about a hundred different countries. History Renens is first mentioned around 888-896 as ''in villa Runingis''. Neolithic tombs (near Bourdonnette) and a necropolis from the High Middle Ages (near Caudrey) have been discovered in the town. In the Middle Ages Renens was owned by the cathedral chapter of Lausanne which created a prebendary, prebend there between 1233 and 1303. In 1555 Claude de Praroman exchanged his old Vuarrens prebend with Bern against that of Renens for which he obtained the lordship rights. The house he already owned at 'En Plait' becomes his castle (Chateau de Renens). Lausanne bought the seig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
