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Palais de Rumine
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General information
Architectural styleFlorentine Renaissance
Town or cityLausanne
CountrySwitzerland
Coordinates46°31′25″N 6°38′02″E / 46.52361°N 6.63389°E / 46.52361; 6.63389
InauguratedNovember 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

Perspective of the grand staircase, drawn by Gaspard André

On his death, Gabriel de Rumine, son of Russian nobility, left the city of Lausanne 1.5 million 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 University of Lausanne, and scientific and artistic collections belonging to 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:

Gallery

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b "The Spectacular Palais de Rumine in Lausanne". Touring Switzerland. June 21, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Palais de Rumine | Lausanne, Switzerland Attractions".
  3. ^ "Palais de Rumine & Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts". My Switzerland. Retrieved July 22, 2022.

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