The Tibetan Centre
Mont Pèlerin, Vevey - Switzerland
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From the upper slopes of Mont Pèlerin (1,084 m/3,557ft) there are fine views of Lake Geneva, the Rhône valley and the Savoy Alps. In nearby Corseaux (429 m/1,480ft) is a house built by Le Corbusier for his parents in 1924, which is now a museum. In 1988 the Dalai Lama, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, opened a cultural centre on Mont Pèlerin. About a dozen monks live here and it is a meeting-place for Tibetans who are exiled in Europe. It is also intended to give interested Europeans the opportunity to learn something of Tibetan culture and Buddhism.
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