Geneva
About Geneva
Geneva is the second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in 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. Geneva is a global city, an international financial centre, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy, which has led to it being called the "Peace Capital".
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Theatre was illegal in Geneva at the time.
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More facts about Geneva
Brandishing a sword was not allowed in Geneva, so Rousseau's father, who always carried one, got kicked out of the city with his whole family.
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When Voltaire introduced a theatre to Geneva, Rousseau wrote to him: you have ruined Geneva, I hate you.
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Rousseau's father said a Geneva watchmaker is a man who can be introduced anywhere, while a Parisian watchmaker is only fit to talk about watches.
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Coordinates: 46.2017, 6.1469