Lausanne

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city municipality

Lausanne is a major Swiss city on the shores of Lake Geneva, known for hosting the International Olympic Committee and its vibrant cultural and academic institutions.

Aliases (2)

Lausanne, Switzerland ×4
Lausanne, Olympic Capital ×1

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
climate	oceanic climate →
country	Switzerland →
elevation	approximately 495 metres →
hasCulturalInstitution	Collection de l’Art Brut → Lausanne Conservatory → Lausanne Opera → Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts → Théâtre de Vidy →
hasLandmark	Lausanne Cathedral → Ouchy waterfront → Place de la Palud → Sauvabelin Tower →
hasMetroLine	M1 → M2 →
hasMuseum	Olympic Museum →
hasRailwayStation	Lausanne railway station →
hasRole	Olympic Capital →
hasSportFacility	Lausanne Olympic Stadium → Vaudoise Aréna →
hasSportsTeam	FC Lausanne-Sport → Lausanne HC →
hasTransportSystem	Lausanne Metro →
hasUniversity	University of Lausanne → École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne →
hosts	Court of Arbitration for Sport → International Archery Federation → International Baseball Federation → International Boxing Association → International Canoe Federation → International Equestrian Federation → International Fencing Federation → International Gymnastics Federation → International Hockey Federation → International Olympic Committee headquarters → International Orienteering Federation → International Rowing Federation → International Skating Union → International Softball Federation → International Table Tennis Federation → International Triathlon Union → International University Sports Federation → International University Sports Federation headquarters → International Volleyball Federation → International Weightlifting Federation →
isCapitalOf	canton of Vaud NERFINISHED →
isPartOf	Lake Geneva metropolitan area →
locatedIn	Lausanne District NERFINISHED → Romandy → Western Switzerland → canton of Vaud NERFINISHED →
locatedOn	Lake Geneva → northern shore of Lake Geneva →
officialLanguage	French →
timeZone	Central European Summer Time → Central European Time →
twinnedWith	Bristol → Chengdu → Lausanne, Quebec City → Milan → Osaka → San Francisco → Tbilisi →

Referenced by (42)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
A1 motorway (Switzerland) → Gare de Lyon → Geneva Airport railway station →	connectsTo
Auguste Piccard → Jacques Piccard → Kamala Nehru →	placeOfDeath
University of Lausanne → École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne →	foundingLocation
International Olympic Committee ("Lausanne, Switzerland") → Lausanne Movement ("Lausanne, Switzerland") →	headquartersLocation
University of Lausanne → École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne →	locatedIn
Lausanne–Geneva railway line → Paris–Lausanne railway →	terminus
IOC President ("Lausanne, Olympic Capital") →	associatedWith
1992 Summer Olympics →	awardedCity
1992 Winter Olympics →	awardedInCity
Lake Geneva →	bordersCity
Pierre de Coubertin ("Lausanne, Switzerland") →	burialPlace
Romandie →	capitalCityOfLargestCanton
Paris–Lausanne railway →	connects
Paris–Lausanne railway →	connectsCapitalCityTo
Lausanne–Geneva railway line →	connectsCity
Swiss Plateau →	contains
Olympic Games →	governingBodyHeadquarters
Switzerland →	hasCity
Paris–Lausanne railway →	hasEndpointCity
Romandie →	hasMajorCity
Radio Télévision Suisse →	hasOffice
modern Olympic Games →	headquartersLocationOfGoverningBody
1936 Summer Olympics →	hostCityBidRivals
1924 Summer Olympics →	hostSelectionCity
Gland, Switzerland →	locatedBetween
Lausanne Conference of 1932 →	location
Lausanne Movement ("Lausanne, Switzerland") →	locationOfEvent
Western Switzerland →	majorCity
Jura Mountains →	nearCity
Auguste Piccard →	residence
Paris–Lausanne railway →	runsToCity
Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland →	seat
Treaty of Lausanne →	signedAt
William Farel →	workedIn