Palace of Nations

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.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Musée Ariana and ICRC.

Musée Ariana

Museum

Photo: Gfuerst, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 Nations and Sécheron.

Nations

Quarter

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Nations is a quarter.

Sécheron

Neighborhood

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Sécheron is a neighborhood.

Petit-Saconnex

Suburb

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Petit-Saconnex is a suburb.

Palace of Nations

Type: Tourist attraction
Address: Avenue de la Paix 8 - 14, Genève
Categories: building and tourism
Location: Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.22827° or 46° 13′ 42″ north

Longitude

6.1423° or 6° 8′ 32″ east

Inception

1936

Operator

Organisation des Nations Unies

Open location code

8FR864HR+8W

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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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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