Collège Calvin, Secondary school building in Genève-Cité, Switzerland.
The stone building features Renaissance architecture with a central courtyard and stands near the Saint-Pierre Cathedral in Geneva's old town district.
John Calvin established the educational institution in 1559 during the Protestant Reformation, making it the oldest public secondary school in Geneva.
The institution operated under the name College of Geneva until 1969 when it received its current name to honor the Protestant reformer John Calvin.
The school welcomes 800 students aged 15 to 19 and prepares them for university studies through a four-year program taught in French.
During the most recent renovation, workers cleaned and reset each roof tile individually, creating an on-site museum with the excess materials.
Location: Geneva
Inception: 1559
Part of: list of cultural properties in Geneva / Cité-centre
Address: Rue Theodore-de-Bèze 2–4, 1204 Genève
Phone: +41223883200
Website: https://edu.ge.ch/secondaire2/calvin
GPS coordinates: 46.20083,6.15056
Latest update: May 17, 2025 10:26
Geneva offers a diverse heritage combining history, science, and nature on the shores of Lake Geneva. The city houses institutions such as the Palace of Nations and CERN, religious buildings like Saint Pierre Cathedral where Calvin preached, as well as cultural spaces like the Patek Philippe Museum dedicated to Swiss watchmaking. The Jet d'Eau, an emblematic fountain shooting water 140 meters high, marks the lake landscape. Visitors also explore the collections at the Natural History Museum, walk through botanical gardens housing alpine and tropical plants, or visit Maison Tavel, the oldest medieval house in the city. The Bains des Pâquis offer swimming and relaxation by the lake with views of Mont Blanc. This concentration of historic, scientific, and natural sites makes Geneva a comprehensive destination for discovering the Swiss Romand heritage.
Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Geneva
241 m
St. Pierre Cathedral
153 m
Calvin Auditory
166 m
International Museum of the Reformation
184 m
Place du Bourg-de-Four
105 m
Temple de la Madeleine
163 m
Old Observatory of Geneva
177 m
Reclining Figure: Arch Leg
184 m
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Geneva
74 m
Clémentine
138 m
Site archéologique de la Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Genève
197 m
Musée d'art et d'histoire (building)
175 m
Bibliothèque Institut d'histoire de la Réformation - Musée Historique de la Réformation
193 m
Prison Saint-Antoine
50 m
Fontaine de la place Longemalle
245 m
Immeubles
221 m
Fountain at Collège Calvin
41 m
Geneva fortifications at Saint-Antoine
118 m
Maccabees Chapel
183 m
Maison Colladon
187 m
Palais de Justice
70 m
Immeubles
207 m
Maison Mallet
185 m
Fontaine du Bourg-de-Four
125 m
Fontaine de la place Longemalle
246 m
Fontaine de la place du Bourg-de-Four
123 m
Water Ring
128 m
Archive of the Collège Calvin
30 mReviews
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