Theme Route » Art & Architecture.

Geneva is Switzerland's most cosmopolitan city, home to the United Nations and the place where Henri Dunant founded the Red Cross in 1864.

Switzerland`s highest-altitude city (at 1000m above sea level) is the birthplace of world-acclaimed architect Le Corbusier.

The Olympic capital Lausanne is built on three hills. And with its labyrinth of winding lanes, the medieval city`s heart is just as fascinating as its geographical location.

The Piazza Grande is the heart of Locarno`s city centre. In the old town, patrician houses with concealed balconies bear witness to the supremacy of this once-wealthy trading metropolis.

The buildings of French architect Jean Nouvel lend Lucerne a modern accent. His KKL building and The Hotel are regarded as international masterpieces.

The architectural potential offered by Lugano, Switzerland`s third most important banking city, is awe-inspiring.

In 1976, the foundations of a Roman temple were discovered in the south-east of Martigny.

The elegance of the Belle Époque has left its mark on the Lake Geneva Riviera: magnificent hotels, town houses and villas grace the neighbouring spa resorts of Montreux and Vevey.

A glass tower stretches into the sky next to Neuchâtel`s railway station, housing the Federal Office for Statistics: an example of ecologically astute architecture.

Visit the longest railway tunnel in the world! The new AlpTransit Infocentre is part of the impressive “project of the century”, the New Transalpine Railway (abbreviated in German to NEAT).