Parc de Mon Repos

Name: Parc de Mon Repos
Address: Avenue de Mon-Repos, 1005, Lausanne, 1005, CH
Telephone: +41 21 315 57 15

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Parc de Mon Repos is a public park on Avenue de Mon-Repos in Lausanne, with landscaped grounds surrounding a historic villa.

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The central villa housed the International Olympic Committee headquarters from 1922 to 1967.

OrangeryThe estate’s orangery became sculptor Yves Dana’s studio in 1987.
Notable treesLook for the giant sequoia and fern-leaf beech.
Octagonal kioskPhilippe de Gentils added this surviving eight-sided structure in 1780.

Children can use the playgrounds, and families can look for the park’s ponds. There is also a refreshment stand.

Early 18th centuryAbraham Secrétan assembled the estate from vineyard plots on Mont-Ribaud.
1756Philippe de Gentils acquired the estate and added a theatre where Voltaire performed.
1812–1832Vincent Perdonnet renovated the mansion and redesigned the grounds. Hundreds of rare plant species were planted for a botanical collection, whose plant list was compiled with help from naturalist Daniel-Alexandre Chavannes.

Where

Avenue de Mon-Repos, 1005

Who designed the grounds at Parc de Mon Repos?

Louis Damesme designed the overall plan, and François Monsailler père handled the landscaping.

Why does an avenue divide Parc de Mon Repos?

In the 20th century, a new Federal Tribunal building north of the park and an avenue split the park in two.

What happened to the fossil found at Parc de Mon Repos?

The estate’s owner donated the palm-leaf fragment to the cantonal geology museum.

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