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Switzerland. Geneva. Parc des Bastions. Music Day (Fête de la Musique). Families and spectators during a public concert. Reformation Wall stretches for 100 m, depicting numerous Protestant figures. The International Monument to the Reformation (French: Monument international de la Réformation, German: Internationales Reformationsdenkmal), usually known as the Reformation Wall (French: Mur des réformateurs), is a monument in Geneva. It honours many of the main individuals, events, and documents of the Protestant Reformation by depicting them in statues and bas-reliefs. It is built into the old city walls of Geneva, and the monument's location there is designed to represent the fortifications', and therefore the city of Geneva's, integral importance to the Reformation. During the Reformation, Geneva was the centre of Calvinism, and its history and heritage since the sixteenth century has been closely linked to that of Protestantism. Due to the close connections to that theology, the individuals most prominently depicted on the Wall were Calvinists. The Fête de la Musique, also known in English as Music Day, Make Music Day or World Music Day, is an annual music celebration that takes place on 21 June ( but usually during the previous or following weekend). 25.06.2022 © 2022 Didier Ruef