Bibliothèque de Genève

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The Bibliothèque de Genève, founded in 1559, was known as Bibliothèque publique et universitaire from 1907 to 2006.

The main library's entrance in Parc des Bastions

The main reading room

Annotation by Florus of Lyon on St Augustine (BGE, Ms. lat. 16, f.16v)

Silvestro dei Gherarducci, St Agnes in an initial M, f.32 of the Gradual from Santa Maria degli Angeli

Geneva

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Geneva is the second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous of the French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva, and a centre for international diplomacy. Geneva hosts the highest number of international organizations in the world.

Geneva

Satellite view of Geneva; Cointrin Airport is centre left. The Salève (in France) is the large area of green at the bottom right.

The Geneva area seen from above the Jura mountain chain, with the International airport in the foreground, and the Mont Blanc mountain range in the background

Confluence of the Rhône and the Arve