Geneva’s famous icon turns 125 this year. Inaugurated in 1891 for the federal gymnastics festival, it was illuminated a few days later for the 600th anniversary of the Swiss confederation. When it first opened it reached a height of 90 metres. In 1951, Services Industriels de Genève (SIG) opened an electrically powered pump system that pushes […]
Inside Geneva’s Jet d’eau – the people and machines that keep 7 tonnes of water in the air
Ahead of the opening on 25 June 2016, of a sleek new walkway out to Geneva’s iconic 140 metre high jet of water, known as the Jet d’eau, Bill Harby met the team and got a look at the machinery that makes it all happen. Viewing Geneva’s famous landmark, the Jet d’eau, up close will soon be […]