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Place Neuve. To the south-west from the ancient part of the city you can find Place Neuve, in the center of which the equestrian statue of general Dufour (1787-1875) by sculptor Alfred Lanz (1879-1894). During the topographical shoot of Switzerland in 1832-1864 under the direction of Dufour the topographical map of the country was created (it got the name 'Dufour's map'). During the Civil war of 1847 the general struggled against 7 catholic cantons, named Zonderburg.In 1857 Dufour contributed to Prussia's refusal from nowadays Swiss Neunburg.

The Reformation Wall. In the adorable Bastions Park you can find the Reformation Wall. Geneva used to the refuge for the leader of the Protestant Reformation John Calvin and his companions-in-arms. By the way, at first Calvin was banished because of the radical position. But after his return in 1541 Geneva turned into 'Reformative Rome'. It was the place, where all the Calvinism supporters gathered.
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