Palace of Nations
Palace of Nations is a building in Geneva, Western Switzerland which is located on Avenue de la Paix. Palace of Nations is situated nearby to the government office United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, as well as near the library Bibliothèque et archives de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palace of Nations and Musée Ariana.
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 310 metres south of Palace of Nations.
Musée Ariana
Museum
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The Musée Ariana, also known as the Musée suisse de la céramique et du verre, is a museum in Geneva, Switzerland. It is devoted to ceramic and glass artwork, and contains around 20,000 objects from the last 1,200 years, representing the historic, geographic, artistic and technological breadth of glass and ceramic manufacture during this time. Musée Ariana is situated 410 metres southwest of Palace of Nations.
ICRC
Museum
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The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum is a museum located in Geneva, Switzerland. ICRC is situated 430 metres west of Palace of Nations.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sécheron and Le Grand-Saconnex.
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.
Pregny-Chambésy
Village
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Pregny-Chambésy is a commune in the canton of Geneva in Switzerland. It is located directly north of the city of Geneva, on the south-western shore of Lake Geneva.
Palace of Nations
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Address: Avenue de la Paix 8 - 14, Genève
- Categories: building and tourism
- Location: Geneva, Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.22827° or 46° 13′ 42″ northLongitude
6.1423° or 6° 8′ 32″ eastInception
1936Operator
Organisation des Nations UniesOpen location code
8FR864HR+8WOpenStreetMap ID
way 583876551OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Palace of Nations” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قصر الأمم”
- Chinese: “万国宫/断腿木椅”
- French: “Palais des Nations”
- German: “Völkerbundpalast”
- Russian: “ООН. Дворец наций”
- Spanish: “Palacio de las Naciones”
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