Palace of Europe
The Palace of Europe is a building located in Strasbourg, France, that has served as the seat of the Council of Europe since 1977 when it replaced the "House of Europe". Between 1977 and 1999 it was also the Strasbourg seat of the European Parliament.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include European Parliament and European Court of Human Rights.
European Parliament
Government office
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The city of Strasbourg in France is the official seat of the European Parliament. The institution is legally bound by the decision of Edinburgh European Council of 11 and 12 December 1992 and Article 341 of the TFEU to meet there twelve times a year for a session, each of which usually takes about four days. European Parliament is situated 310 metres northwest of Palace of Europe.
European Court of Human Rights
Courthouse
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The building of the European Court of Human Rights is located in the European Quarter of Strasbourg, France. It was designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership and Claude Buche and was completed in 1994. European Court of Human Rights is situated 330 metres northeast of Palace of Europe.
European Audiovisual Observatory
Government office
The European Audiovisual Observatory is a public service organisation, part of the Council of Europe set up in 1992 as a partial agreement. The Observatory collects, analyses and produces data about the audiovisual industries in Europe, such as cinema, television, audiovisual media services and public policies related to these sectors. European Audiovisual Observatory is situated 360 metres south of Palace of Europe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strasbourg and Petite France.
Strasbourg
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Strasbourg, in Alsace, is the capital of the Grand-Est region of France and is most widely known for hosting a number of important European institutions.
Petite France
Neighborhood
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The Petite France, in Alsatian dialect: Französel; "Little France"), also known as the Quartier des Tanneurs is the south-western part of the Grande Île of Strasbourg in Alsace in eastern France, the most central and characteristic island of the city that forms the historic center. Petite France is situated 2½ km southwest of Palace of Europe.
Kehl
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Kehl is a city on the River Rhine, in the Ortenau region of Germany west of the Black Forest and immediately east of Strasbourg.
Palace of Europe
- Type: Administrative facility
- Description: parliament building in Strasbourg, France
- Categories: parliament building and government building
- Location: Grand Est, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Palace of Europe” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قصر أوروبا”
- Belarusian: “Палац Еўропы”
- Catalan: “Palau d’Europa”
- Chinese: “歐羅巴宮”
- Czech: “Palác Evropy”
- Dutch: “Palais de l’Europe”
- Esperanto: “Palaco de Eŭropo”
- Estonian: “Euroopa palee”
- French: “palais de l’Europe”
- French: “Palais de l’Europe”
- Georgian: “ევროპის სასახლე”
- German: “Europapalast”
- German: “Palais de l’Europe”
- German: “Palast von Europa”
- Greek: “Παλάτι της Ευρώπης”
- Hungarian: “Európa Palota”
- Hungarian: “Európa-palota”
- Italian: “Palazzo d’Europa”
- Japanese: “ヨーロッパ宮殿”
- Malay: “Istana Eropah”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Palais de l’Europe”
- Norwegian: “Palais de l’Europe”
- Polish: “Pałac Europy”
- Portuguese: “Palácio da Europa”
- Romanian: “Palatul Europei”
- Slovak: “Palác Európy”
- Spanish: “Palacio de Europa”
- Swedish: “Europapalatset”
- Ukrainian: “Палац Європи”
- Wu Chinese: “欧罗巴宫”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Robertsau and L’Esplanade.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Bureau de Poste de Strasbourg Conseil De L Europe and Bureau de Poste de Strasbourg Parlement Europeen.
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