Rousseau Island
Pont des Bergues, Geneva - Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0)22 909 70 00
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You’d never think by looking at Rousseau Island, one of Geneva’s most romantic spots, that it had a troubled past. Surrounded by walls at the end of the 16th century, it served as a bastion to protect the city. In 1628 it became a shipyard and was known as the Island of the Boats. With the construction of the Bergues Bridge in 1832, which linked to the island by a footbridge, it was renamed after Genevan philosopher, Jean- Jacques Rousseau. It has since been transformed into a public garden, with a statue of this great man sculpted by the Genevan Pierre Pradier. A pavilion, now converted into a restaurant, was added in 1921.
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