Palace of Nations

Palace of Nations
Palace of Nations
Palais des Nations
	Building A of the Palace of Nations
General information
Architectural style	Stripped Classicism
Location	Geneva, Switzerland
Coordinates	46°13′36″N 6°08′26″E / 46.22667°N 6.14056°E
Construction started	7 September 1929
Completed	1938
Renovated	planned 2017–2023
Owner	United Nations, previously the League of Nations
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Carlo Broggi; Julien Flegenheimer; Camille Lefèvre; Henri Paul Nénot; Joseph Vago;

The Palace of Nations (French: Palais des Nations, pronounced [palɛ de nɑsjɔ̃]) is the home of the United Nations Office at Geneva, located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was built between 1929 and 1938^[1] to serve as the headquarters of the League of Nations. It has served as the home of the United Nations Office at Geneva since 1946 when the Secretary-General of the United Nations signed a Headquarters Agreement with the Swiss authorities, although Switzerland did not become a member of the United Nations until 2002.

In 2012 alone, the Palace of Nations hosted more than 10,000 intergovernmental meetings.^[2]

^ Pallas, Jean-Claude (2001). Histoire et architecture du Palais des Nations (1924–2001): l'Art déco au service des relations internationales (in French). Geneva: United Nations. pp. 100 and 104. ISBN 978-9-2120-0354-2.
^ Petite, Simon (23 December 2013). "Rénovation du Palais des Nations: vote crucial". Le Temps (in French). Geneva. p. 5.