Geneve , Leman lake andthhe Jet d'Eau fountain . Switzerland.
by Guido Montanes Castillo
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Geneve , Leman lake andthhe Jet d'Eau fountain . Switzerland.
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Guido Montanes Castillo
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Geneve , Leman lake andthhe Jet d'Eau fountain . Switzerland.
Geneva (/dʒɪˈniːvə/ jin-EE-və; French: Genève [ʒ(ə)nɛv] (About this soundlisten); Arpitan: Genèva [dzəˈnɛva] (About this soundlisten); German: Genf [ɡɛnf] (About this soundlisten); Italian: Ginevra [dʒiˈneːvra]; Romansh: Genevra) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situated where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva.
The municipality (ville de Genève) has a population (as of December 2017) of 200,548, and the canton (essentially the city and its inner-ring suburbs) has 495,249 residents.[4] In 2014, the compact agglomération du Grand Genève had 946,000 inhabitants in 212 communities in both Switzerland and France.[5] Within Swiss territory, the commuter area named "Métropole lémanique" contains a population of 1.26 million.[6][7] This area is essentially spread east from Geneva towards the Riviera area (Vevey, Montreux) and north-east towards Yverdon-les-Bains, in the neighbouring canton of Vaud.
Geneva is a global city, a financial centre, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy due to the presence of numerous international organizations, including the headquarters of many agencies of the United Nations[8] and the Red Cross.[9] Geneva hosts the highest number of international organizations in the world.[10] It is also where the Geneva Conventions were signed, which chiefly concern the treatment of wartime non-combatants and prisoners of war.
In 2017, Geneva was ranked as the world's fifteenth most important financial centre for competitiveness by the Global Financial Centres Index, fifth in Europe behind London, Zürich, Frankfurt and Luxembourg.[11] In 2019 Geneva was ranked among the ten most liveable cities in the world by Mercer together with Zürich and Basel.[12] The city has been referred to as the world's most compact metropolis[13] and the "Peace Capital".[14] In 2017, Geneva was ranked as the seventh most expensive city in the world.[15] Geneva was ranked third in purchasing power in a global cities ranking by UBS in 2018
The Jet d'Eau (French pronunciation: [ʒɛ do], Water-Jet) is a large fountain in Geneva, Switzerland, and is one of the city's most famous landmarks, being featured on the city's official tourism web site and on the official logo for Geneva's hosting of the 2008 UEFA Championships.[1] Situated at the point where Lake Geneva empties into the Rhône, it is visible throughout the city and from the air, even when flying over Geneva at an altitude of 10 kilometres (33,000 ft).
Five hundred litres (110 imp gal; 130 US gal) of water per second are jetted to an altitude of 140 metres (460 ft) by two 500 kW pumps, operating at 2,400 V, consuming one megawatt of electricity.[2][3][4] The water leaves the 10 centimetres (3.9 in) nozzle at a speed of 200 kilometres per hour (120 mph). At any given moment, there are about 7,000 litres (1,500 imp gal; 1,800 US gal) of water in the air. Unsuspecting visitors to the fountain—which can be reached via a stone jetty from the left bank of the lake—may be surprised to find themselves drenched after a slight change in wind direction.
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