Lausanne
Lausanne (population 126,766 in
December 2003) is a city in french speaking part of
Switzerland, at the shores of
Lake Geneva (
French:
Lac LÃÂéman), about 60km north-east of
Geneva. It is the capital of the
Vaud canton. It lies in the middle of a wine-growing region.
The Romans built a military camp which they called Lousanna at the site of Celtic settlement. The city which grew from the camp was ruled by the Dukes of Savoy and the Bishop of Lausanne, and then by Berne from 1536 to 1798. In 1803, it became the capital of a newly formed Swiss canton, Vaud.
The International Olympic Committee has its headquarters in Lausanne, and the Olympic Museum is also located there.
Education
Museum
- Cabinet des MÃÂédailles cantonal
- Collection de l'Art brut (Art Brut Collection)
- Espace Arlaud
- Espace des Inventions (Science Center for Kids)
- Fondation de l'Hermitage (Hermitage Foundation)
- Fondation Claude Verdan - MusÃÂée de la main (Museum of the Hand)
- Fondation du vivarium de Lausanne
- Forum d'architectures de Lausanne
- Forum de l'HÃÂôtel de Ville (Forum of the Town Hall)
- MusÃÂée cantonal d'ArchÃÂéologie et d'Hitoire (Cantonal Museum of Archeology and History)
- MusÃÂée cantonal des Beaux-Arts (Cantonal Fine Arts Museum)
- MusÃÂée de design et d'arts appliquÃÂés contemporains, mu.dac
- MusÃÂée de l'ElysÃÂée (ElysÃÂée Museum)
- MusÃÂée cantonal de GÃÂéologie (Cantonal Geological Museum)
- MusÃÂée Historique de Lausanne (Lausanne Historical Museum)
- MusÃÂée et jardins botaniques cantonaux (Cantonal Museum and Botanical Gardens)
- MusÃÂée Olympique Lausanne (Olympic Museum)
- MusÃÂée de Pully (Pully Museum)
- MusÃÂée romain de Lausanne-Vidy (Lausanne-Vidy Roman Museum)
- MusÃÂée de la Villa romaine de Pully (Pully Roman Villa Museum)
- MusÃÂée cantonal de Zoologie (Cantonal Zoology Museum)
- Roseraie de la VallÃÂée de la Jeunesse (Rosegarden)
- Etablissement horticole de la Bourdonnette - serres de la Ville (Horticultural Establishment of La Bourdonette - Municipal Glasshouses)
Photos of Lausanne
Photos of Lausanne, taken in June 2001:
External links
See also: Lausanne Township, Pennsylvania