New square, arranged for former mounds, became the cultural center of Geneva. In the center of the square is a statue of General Henri Dufour, national hero and the founder of the first geographical map of Switzerland.

The RAF Museum is located in an elegant building, built on the money of the sisters Rath. The activities of the Museum focuses on exhibitions on two main themes: the art of ancient times and modern art.

The Opera house was restored in 1879, after the famous fire that broke out during the staging of Wagner's Opera die walküre. Here he conducted the orchestra of P. I. Tchaikovsky, S. P. Diaghilev staged a festival of music and dance.

In the southern part of the square is the building of the Conservatory, built in the mid-nineteenth century and later enlarged with the extension of the side wings. In 1906, gave recitals A. N. Skryabin.

High gates lead to the Park's Bastion. This is the former Botanical garden of Geneva, where now there are about 50 varieties of trees. In the depths of the Park is the Palace Einar, where is the University of Geneva.