La Cité is a district ( historical centre) of the city of

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, in

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. The

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, the Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts, th
Lausanne Museum of History
the ''Ancienne académie'' (today ''Gymnase de la cité''), the

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(regional parliament), and the Château Saint-Maire are situated in this district. It is served by the

Lausanne Metro 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 ...

Line 2, from Riponne and Bessières stations.

Gallery

File:Lausanne - panoramio (189).jpg, The

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File:Losanna, mudac 01.JPG, The Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts File:Lausanne - old academy.jpg, The ''Ancienne académie'' (former university building) File:Parlement vaudois.jpg, The

(regional parliament) File:Lausanne, Château Saint-Maire, situé à l'extrême nord de la colline de la Cité.jpg, The Château Saint-Maire (

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, regional government)

Notes and references

External links

''Festival de la cité'', annual free summer festival
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