Lausanne Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! PreviewAdvancedSpecial charactersHelpHeadingLevel 2Level 3Level 4Level 5FormatInsertLatinLatin extendedIPASymbolsGreekGreek extendedCyrillicArabicArabic extendedHebrewBanglaTamilTeluguSinhalaDevanagariGujaratiThaiLaoKhmerCanadian AboriginalRunesÁáÀàÂâÄäÃãǍǎĀāĂ㥹ÅåĆćĈĉÇçČčĊċĐđĎďÉéÈèÊêËëĚěĒēĔĕĖėĘęĜĝĢģĞğĠġĤĥĦħÍíÌìÎîÏïĨĩǏǐĪīĬĭİıĮįĴĵĶķĹĺĻļĽľŁłŃńÑñŅņŇňÓóÒòÔôÖöÕõǑǒŌōŎŏǪǫŐőŔŕŖŗŘřŚśŜŝŞşŠšȘșȚțŤťÚúÙùÛûÜüŨũŮůǓǔŪūǖǘǚǜŬŭŲųŰűŴŵÝýŶŷŸÿȲȳŹźŽžŻżÆæǢǣØøŒœßÐðÞþƏəFormattingLinksHeadingsListsFilesDiscussionReferencesDescriptionWhat you typeWhat you getItalic''Italic text''Italic textBold'''Bold text'''Bold textBold & italic'''''Bold & italic text'''''Bold & italic textDescriptionWhat you typeWhat you getReferencePage text.<ref>[https://www.example.org/ Link text], additional text.</ref>Page text.[1]Named referencePage text.<ref name="test">[https://www.example.org/ Link text]</ref>Page text.[2]Additional use of the same referencePage text.<ref name="test" />Page text.[2]Display references<references />↑ Link text, additional text.↑ Link text===Culture=== [[File:Palais de Rumine 1.jpg|thumb|right|In addition to the [[Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne]], the [[Palais de Rumine]] hosts several museums.]] The ''Orchestre de chambre de Lausanne'', the [[Lausanne Opera]] and the ''Ensemble vocal de Lausanne'' provide a diverse and rich musical life. The latter has been under the direction of [[Michel Corboz]] for many years. In January, the [[Prix de Lausanne]], a famous dance competition, takes place at the [[Palais de Beaulieu]] (the biggest theatre in Switzerland<ref>{{in lang|fr}} Mathieu Signorell, "Beaulieu lâche les congrès pour les infirmiers après l'échec de Taoua", {{Lang|fr|[[24 heures (Switzerland)|24 heures]]}}, Saturday 14 February 2015.</ref>) over a one-week period. The event attracts dancers and some of the big names in dance from all over the world. The [[Swiss Film Archive]] is based in Lausanne and the city hosts film festivals such as the [[Festival cinémas d’Afrique Lausanne]] and the [[Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival]]. In addition to modern cinemas, the "Capitole" (in activity since 1929) is the biggest cinema in Switzerland (currently 867 seats).<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160304055558/http://www.lecapitole.ch/le-capitole |url=http://www.lecapitole.ch/le-capitole |title=Le Capitole |website=Lecapitole.ch |access-date= |language=fr}}</ref> The city hosted the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1989]]. Each July, the ''Festival de la cité'' is held in the [[La Cité (Lausanne)|old town]]. Other music festivals include the Bach Festival, the ''Festival et concours Bach de Lausanne'', which follows the ''Nuit de musées'' (museums' night) in the fall season. Lausanne is also the home of the [[Béjart Ballet]]. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page