Palace of Nations

The Palace of Nations is the home of the United Nations Office at Geneva, located in , Switzerland. It was built between 1929 and 1938 to serve as the headquarters of the League of Nations.
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  • Type: Public building
  • Description: building in Geneva, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Palast der Nationen” and “قصر ملل”
  • Address: Avenue de la Paix 8 - 14, Genève

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Musée Ariana and ICRC.

Museum
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The , also known as the Musée suisse… is situated 160 metres west of Palace of Nations.

Museum
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The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum is a museum located in , . is situated 360 metres northwest of Palace of Nations.

Park
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is situated 250 metres west of Palace of Nations.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nations and Sécheron.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Palace of Nations

Latitude
46.22571° or 46° 13′ 33″ north
Longitude
6.14086° or 6° 8′ 27″ east
Elevation
425 metres (1,394 feet)
Established
1936
Operator
Organisation des Nations Unies
Open location code
8FR864GR+78
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1204850778
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
Geo­Names ID
11777735
Wiki­data ID
Q594846
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Palace of Nations” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصر الأمم”
  • Arpitan: “Palès de les Nacions”
  • Azerbaijani: “Millətlər Sarayı”
  • Basque: “Nazioen Jauregia”
  • Belarusian: “Палац Нацый”
  • Belarusian: “Палац нацыяў”
  • Bengali: “জাতিসংঘ প্রাসাদ”
  • Bengali: “প্যালেস অব ন্যাশনস”
  • Catalan: “Palau de les Nacions”
  • Chinese: “万国宫”
  • Czech: “Palác národů”
  • Dutch: “Palais des Nations”
  • Esperanto: “Palaco de Nacioj”
  • Finnish: “Kansojen palatsi”
  • Finnish: “Palais des Nations”
  • French: “palais des Nations”
  • French: “Palais des Nations”
  • Galician: “Palacio das Nacións”
  • German: “Palais des Nations”
  • German: “Völkerbundpalast”
  • Greek: “Μέγαρο των Εθνών”
  • Hebrew: “ארמון האומות”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Bangsa-Bangsa”
  • Indonesian: “Palais des Nations”
  • Italian: “Palais des Nations”
  • Italian: “Palazzo delle Nazioni”
  • Japanese: “パレ・デ・ナシオン”
  • Javanese: “Kadhaton Bangsa-Bangsa”
  • Korean: “팔레 데 나시옹”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Palais des Nations”
  • Norwegian: “Palais des Nations”
  • Ossetian: “Нациты Галуан”
  • Persian: “کاخ ملل”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio das Nações”
  • Romanian: “Palatul Națiunilor”
  • Russian: “Дворец Наций”
  • Russian: “ООН. Дворец наций”
  • Slovenian: “Palača Narodov”
  • Spanish: “Palacio de las Naciones”
  • Swedish: “Nationernas palats”
  • Tamil: “நாடுகளின் அரண்மனை”
  • Tatar: “Милләтләр Сарае”
  • Thai: “ปาแลเดนาซียง”
  • Turkish: “Milletler Sarayı”
  • Ukrainian: “Палац Націй”
  • Vietnamese: “Cung vạn quốc”
  • Vietnamese: “Palais des Nations”

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Places to explore: Geneva Botanic Garden and Moillebeau.

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Places to explore: Bar des Délégués - 3ème étage and UBS Nations.

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