Fun facts about Lausanne
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Lausanne was originally a Celtic settlement before the Romans built a military camp called Lousanna there.
Lausanne
Switzerland
Lausanne is the capital and largest city of the Swiss French-speaking canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. The Olympic capital, 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.
From the “Ancient history” section
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Photo: File:Musee olympique.jpg: Arnaud Gaillard (arnaud () amarys.com) File:Cathédrale de Lausanne depuis le Champ de l'Air.JPG: Gzzz File:Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland.jpg: Roland Zumbühl. Original uploader was Hagelhans at de.wikipedia File:Lausanne img 0585.jpg: Rama Composition: Noldo18 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lausanne became a refuge for French Huguenots after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685.
Lausanne
Switzerland
Lausanne is the capital and largest city of the Swiss French-speaking canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. The Olympic capital, 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.
From the “Membership of the Swiss Federation” section
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Photo: File:Musee olympique.jpg: Arnaud Gaillard (arnaud () amarys.com) File:Cathédrale de Lausanne depuis le Champ de l'Air.JPG: Gzzz File:Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland.jpg: Roland Zumbühl. Original uploader was Hagelhans at de.wikipedia File:Lausanne img 0585.jpg: Rama Composition: Noldo18 · CC BY-SA 3.0
In 1923, Lausanne was the venue for the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne, which established the modern Turkish Republic.
Lausanne
Switzerland
Lausanne is the capital and largest city of the Swiss French-speaking canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. The Olympic capital, 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.
From the “Modern history and heritage” section
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Photo: File:Musee olympique.jpg: Arnaud Gaillard (arnaud () amarys.com) File:Cathédrale de Lausanne depuis le Champ de l'Air.JPG: Gzzz File:Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland.jpg: Roland Zumbühl. Original uploader was Hagelhans at de.wikipedia File:Lausanne img 0585.jpg: Rama Composition: Noldo18 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lausanne is built on the southern slope of the Swiss plateau, with a difference in elevation of about 500 metres between the lakeshore and its northern edge.
Lausanne
Switzerland
Lausanne is the capital and largest city of the Swiss French-speaking canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. The Olympic capital, 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.
From the “Geography” section
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Photo: File:Musee olympique.jpg: Arnaud Gaillard (arnaud () amarys.com) File:Cathédrale de Lausanne depuis le Champ de l'Air.JPG: Gzzz File:Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland.jpg: Roland Zumbühl. Original uploader was Hagelhans at de.wikipedia File:Lausanne img 0585.jpg: Rama Composition: Noldo18 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lausanne became the first city in Switzerland to have a rubber-tyred metro system with the opening of the M2 line in October 2008.
Lausanne
Switzerland
Lausanne is the capital and largest city of the Swiss French-speaking canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. The Olympic capital, 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.
From the “Transport” section
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Photo: File:Musee olympique.jpg: Arnaud Gaillard (arnaud () amarys.com) File:Cathédrale de Lausanne depuis le Champ de l'Air.JPG: Gzzz File:Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland.jpg: Roland Zumbühl. Original uploader was Hagelhans at de.wikipedia File:Lausanne img 0585.jpg: Rama Composition: Noldo18 · CC BY-SA 3.0