Palais Wilson

The Palais Wilson in , Switzerland, is the current headquarters of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. It was also the headquarters of the League of Nations from 1 November 1920 until that body moved its premises to the Palais des Nations on 17 February 1936, which was constructed between 1929 and 1938, also in Geneva.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: international headquarters
  • Also known as: “Hôtel National”
  • Address: Quai Wilson 51, Genève, 1201

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jet d’Eau and Fointaine-sculpture d’Antinio Ghezzi.

Fountain
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The Jet d'Eau is a large fountain in , and is one of the city's most famous landmarks, being featured on the city's official tourism web site. is situated 1 km southeast of Palais Wilson.

Fountain
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is a fountain, which is situated 100 metres south of Palais Wilson.

Railway station
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Geneva railway station, also known as Geneva Cornavin railway station, is main train station, located in the centre of the city. The immediate area surrounding it is known as Cornavin; both names can be used interchangeably. is situated 1 km southwest of Palais Wilson.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Les Pâquis and Sécheron.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Village
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is a municipality in the , .

Palais Wilson

Latitude
46.21489° or 46° 12′ 54″ north
Longitude
6.15103° or 6° 9′ 4″ east
Levels
5
Open location code
8FR86572+XC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 82681867
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2333715
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Palais Wilson” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصر ويلسون”
  • Breton: “palais Wilson”
  • Catalan: “palais Wilson”
  • Chinese: “威尔逊宫”
  • Chinese: “威爾遜宮”
  • Corsican: “palais Wilson”
  • Croatian: “palais Wilson”
  • Czech: “palais Wilson”
  • Danish: “palais Wilson”
  • Dutch: “Palais Wilson”
  • Estonian: “palais Wilson”
  • Finnish: “palais Wilson”
  • French: “hôtel National”
  • French: “palais Wilson”
  • French: “Palais Wilson”
  • Galician: “Palacio Wilson”
  • German: “Palais Wilson”
  • Hungarian: “palais Wilson”
  • Indonesian: “palais Wilson”
  • Irish: “palais Wilson”
  • Italian: “Palazzo Wilson”
  • Japanese: “パレ・ウィルソン”
  • Korean: “오텔 나시오날”
  • Korean: “팔레 윌송”
  • Korean: “팔레 윌슨”
  • Latvian: “palais Wilson”
  • Lithuanian: “palais Wilson”
  • Luxembourgish: “palais Wilson”
  • Narom: “palais Wilson”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “palais Wilson”
  • Persian: “پاله ویلسون”
  • Polish: “palais Wilson”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio Wilson”
  • Romanian: “palais Wilson”
  • Romansh: “palais Wilson”
  • Slovak: “palais Wilson”
  • Slovenian: “palais Wilson”
  • Spanish: “Palais Wilson”
  • Swedish: “palais Wilson”
  • Tahitian: “palais Wilson”
  • Turkish: “Wilson Sarayı”
  • Ukrainian: “палац Вільсон”
  • Welsh: “palais Wilson”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and OHCHR Library.

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