Inter-Parliamentary Union

Inter-Parliamentary Union is a public building in Le Grand-Saconnex, Canton of Geneva which is located on Chemin du Pommier. Inter-Parliamentary Union is situated nearby to the community center La Ferme Pommier, as well as near the theater building Théatre le douze dix-huit.

Type: Public building
Also known as: “IPU”
Address: Chemin du Pommier 5, Le Grand-Saconnex

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Geneva Mosque and Palace of Nations.

Geneva Mosque

Mosque

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The Geneva Mosque, also known as the Petit-Saconnex Mosque is the largest mosque in Geneva, Switzerland. It was financed by the Saudi-based Muslim World League and constructed in 1978 in the neighborhood of Le Petit-Saconnex. Geneva Mosque is situated 390 metres south of Inter-Parliamentary Union.

Palace of Nations

Public building

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The Palace of Nations is the home of the United Nations Office at Geneva, located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was built between 1929 and 1938 to serve as the headquarters of the League of Nations. Palace of Nations is situated 1½ km east of Inter-Parliamentary Union.

World Council of Churches

Building

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The World Council of Churches is a worldwide Christian inter-church organization founded in 1948 to work for the cause of ecumenism. Its full members today include the Assyrian Church of the East, most jurisdictions of the Eastern Orthodox Church, the… World Council of Churches is situated 590 metres northeast of Inter-Parliamentary Union.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Petit-Saconnex and Le Grand-Saconnex.

Petit-Saconnex

Suburb

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Petit-Saconnex is a suburb.

Le Grand-Saconnex

Town

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Le Grand-Saconnex is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. Several international organizations and permanent missions to the United Nations are located in Grand Saconnex.