Posts Tagged ‘museum’

World greatest monument

Posted on April 23rd, 2010 by by tanto

Every country got its own monument or statue, just to remember old event or as signs of something. Within lots of statues and monuments around the globe, there were several are amongst all other. I believe most of us known them very well.
1. Eiffel Tower
designed by the french architect Gustave Eiffel for the Universal Exhibition [...]

Musée de la Vie Romantique

Posted on December 12th, 2009 by by tanto

Musée de la Vie Romantique (Museum of Romantic Life).
A visit to the charming Museum of the Romantic Life, dedicated to novelist George Sand (1804-76), will transport you to the countryside. In a pretty 1830s mansion at the end of a tree-lined courtyard, the small permanent collection includes drawings by Delacroix and Ingrès, among others, though [...]

Arc de Triomphe

Posted on December 7th, 2009 by by tanto

Commissioned in 1806 by Napoleon, shortly after his victory at Austerlitz, it was not finished until 1836. There are four huge relief sculptures at the bases of the four pillars. These commemorate The Triumph of 1810 (Cortot); Resistance , and Peace (both by Etex); and The Departure of the Volunteers, more commonly known by the [...]

Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art – Geneva

Posted on November 17th, 2009 by by tanto

Rue des Vieux-Grenadiers 10
1205 Genève
Tel. +41 (0)22 320 61 22
Web: www.mamco.ch
Opened in September 1994 in a former factory, Mamco takes into account the spirit of the building it occupies. The factory’s industrial architecture of the 1950s allows for a flexible and constantly changing museum arrangement.

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International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum

Posted on November 17th, 2009 by by tanto

Musee International de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge.
Open every day from 10:00 to 17:00 (5:00pm), except Tuesday.
Closed on 24, 25 and 31 December and 1 January.
17 Avenue de la Paix
CH – 1202 Geneve

Old city of Bern

Posted on November 17th, 2009 by by tanto

“Wow, it’s like something out of Hansel and Gretel!” exclaims the young girl looking at the cobbled streets, fairytale clocks, and a multitude of colorful arcades bursting with shoppers, diners and those, like me, just out to sightsee. She pulls her mother to one of the novelty stores wide-eyed with delight. If thinking of Switzerland [...]