Ariana Park

The extremely wealthy Gustave Revilliod, owner of the Varembé estate, had a museum built starting in 1877 in neo-Renaissance style which he named "Ariana" in homage to his mother Ariane de la Rive. Majestically overlooking the lake without any neighboring construction, this building initially housed the encyclopedic collections of its founder, a passionate explorer. The park, then an integral part of the vast estate, extends from the Pregny road to the shores of the lake, crossing woods and vineyards. Upon Gustave Revilliod's death in 1890, the property is bequeathed to the City of Geneva. The subdivision of the estate begins in the early twentieth century.