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Broken Chair
Sight4.5 · 9 2984.1 · 1 078≈ 22 minFree entry2.4 km from the center
A twelve-metre wooden chair with one broken leg has stood on Place des Nations opposite the UN's European headquarters since 1997. Sculptor Daniel Berset created it for Handicap International to campaign against anti-personnel mines, and in 2007 the monument was rebuilt in sturdier oak. It has become Geneva's most photographed landmark and a blunt reminder of the human cost of war.
Highlights
- Twelve metres tall, standing on three legs
- Anti-landmine campaign symbol since 1997
- Faces the UN's Palais des Nations across Place des Nations
- Rebuilt in oak in 2007
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