Celebrities
Many celebrities have stayed in Montreux Riviera. Whether due to political or religious reasons, banned or simply curious, they all fell in love with the region.
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Gustave Eiffel
Gustave Eiffel, a leading specialist in steel construction, bridges and viaducts, was a great inventor. It was for the World Fair of 1889 that he designed the Eiffel Tower, a gigantic work and very bold for its time....
Vevey Henri Nestlé
Born in Frankfurt am Main in Germany, he is the famous founder of the Nestlé company....
Vevey Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret)
Responsible for the Supreme Courts in Chandigarh, India, and the chapel of Notre-Dame at Ronchant, he was also a master of the infinitely small....
Vevey Victor Hugo
When Napoleon III came to power in 1852, Victor Hugo, who advocated a liberal and humanitarian democracy, went into exile, vowing not to go back to France as long as the new regime lasted. True to his word, he returned in 1870, though he did not approve of the excesses of the Commune....
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