Palais de Rumine
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| Palais de Rumine | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Florentine Renaissance |
| Town or city | Lausanne |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 46°31′25″N 6°38′02″E / 46.52361°N 6.63389°E |
| Inaugurated | November 3, 1902 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Gaspard André |
| Website | |
| http://www.palaisderumine.ch/le-palais/accueil/ | |
The Palais de Rumine is a late 19th-century building in Florentine Renaissance style in Lausanne, Switzerland.[1]
History
On his death,
Swiss Francs to erect a building for the use of the public.[1]
Building began in 1892 according to the design of the Lyonnais architect Gaspard André. The Palais was inaugurated on 3 November 1902, although building work continued until 1904.
On 24 July 1923, the Treaty of Lausanne was signed in Palais de Rumine.[2][3]
It housed facilities such as the library of the
Canton of Vaud. In the 1980s, the university moved to its current location by Lake Geneva
due to lack of space, and the Palais was restructured.
Current use
The building currently hosts one of the three sites of the Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne. Additionally, it contains the following museums:
- Musée cantonal des beaux-arts (Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts)
- Musée cantonal d'archéologie et d'histoire (Cantonal Museum of Archeology and History)
- Musée monétaire cantonal (Cantonal Museum of Money)
- Musée cantonal de géologie (Cantonal Museum of Geology)
- Musée cantonal de zoologie(Cantonal Museum of Zoology)
Gallery
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The main hall -
The fountain -
Main entrance of the Palais de Rumine, on the Place de la Riponne -
Panorama, showing Lausanne Cathedral, the Ancienne Académie, and the Palais de Rumine -
Statue -
Turret
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See also
Notes and references
- ^ a b "The Spectacular Palais de Rumine in Lausanne". Touring Switzerland. June 21, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- ^ "Palais de Rumine | Lausanne, Switzerland Attractions".
- ^ "Palais de Rumine & Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts". My Switzerland. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- Édouard Aynard, L'œuvre de Gaspard André, Lyon : A. Storck, 1898. p. 161- 168. OCLC 5107808
- www.vd.ch. "Le palais de Rumine". Archived from the original on 2007-08-14. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
- "Dossier des latinistes - Lausanne : quelques exemples d'architecture néo-classique". Archived from the original on 2007-12-02. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
External links
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