Kick-off for future Charlie Chaplin museum in Switzerland

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Kick-off for future Charlie Chaplin museum in Switzerland

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kick-off-future-charlie-chaplin-museum-switzerland-191908499.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kVblrZr89lgVKMtN8_0U2g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/b650714468b325c04c90c6da9f59a8acb5802ef0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Charlie Chaplin's last residence, the Manoir de Ban is seen during the laying of the first brick of the Chaplin Museum on May 7, 2014 in Corsier-sur-Vevey" align="left" title="Charlie Chaplin's last residence, the Manoir de Ban is seen during the laying of the first brick of the Chaplin Museum on May 7, 2014 in Corsier-sur-Vevey" border="0" /></a>Corsier-sur-Vevey (Switzerland) (AFP) - After more than 14 years of discussions and stumbling blocks, work to turn screen legend Charlie Chaplin's Swiss home into a museum has finally begun, with the opening planned in early 2016. To show that the project was finally on track, the promoters on Wednesday showed off the idyllic site in the village of Corsier-sur-Vevey. The large, white manor overlooking Lake Geneva, which Chaplin called home for the final 25 years of his life, and surrounding park will over the next two years undergo a transformation expected to cost more than 40 million Swiss frances ($45.7 million, 32.8 million). As proof that the project was truly underway, a large yellow belted digger rolled across the sprawling property to a spot in sight of the house, named Manoir de Ban, and began scooping up the lawn and the rich, dark soil beneath.</p><br clear="all"/>

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