Palais des Nations

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building complex conference center headquarters

The Palais des Nations is a grand complex in Geneva that serves as the European headquarters of the United Nations and a major center for international diplomacy.

Aliases (11)

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	building complex → conference center → headquarters →
architect	Camille Lefèvre → Carlo Broggi → Henri-Paul Nénot → Julien Flegenheimer →
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts architecture → neoclassical architecture →
builtFor	League of Nations →
constructionEnd	1938 →
constructionStart	1929 →
coordinates	46.2264°N 6.1400°E →
country	Switzerland →
floorArea	approximately 100000 square meters →
formerName	Seat of the League of Nations →
function	hosting diplomatic negotiations → hosting international conferences → hosting meetings of United Nations bodies →
governingBody	United Nations Office at Geneva →
hasPart	Allée des Drapeaux → Assembly Hall → Council Chamber → Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room → Library of the United Nations Office at Geneva → Salle des Pas Perdus → monumental entrance on Place des Nations → park with century-old trees →
heritageStatus	listed building in Geneva →
inaugurationYear	1938 →
languageOfSignage	English → French →
locatedIn	Ariana Park → Europe → Geneva → Geneva Canton →
nearby	Broken Chair sculpture → International Committee of the Red Cross headquarters → Place des Nations → World Health Organization headquarters →
notableEventType	disarmament negotiations → human rights sessions → international peace talks →
numberOfConferenceRooms	over 30 →
numberOfOffices	over 2800 →
occupant	League of Nations (historical) → United Nations Office at Geneva →
owner	United Nations →
publicAccess	guided tours available →
servesAs	European headquarters of the United Nations → major center for international diplomacy → seat of the United Nations Office at Geneva →

Referenced by (78)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → Committee on Enforced Disappearances ("United Nations Office at Geneva") → Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ("United Nations Office at Geneva") → Conference on Disarmament → Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme → ITC → UNECE Inland Transport Committee → United Nations Commission on Human Rights → World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations ("Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland") →	meetsAt
Allée des Drapeaux ("Palais des Nations complex") → CITES Secretariat → Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room → Salle des Pas Perdus → Secretary-General of the League of Nations → United Nations Archives Geneva → United Nations Office at Geneva → United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction →	locatedIn
Allée des Drapeaux ("United Nations Office at Geneva") → Ariana Park ("United Nations complex in Geneva") → Assembly Hall → Council Chamber → Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room ("United Nations Office at Geneva conference facilities") → Salle des Pas Perdus ("United Nations Office at Geneva") → United Nations Archives Geneva ("United Nations Office at Geneva") →	partOf
Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations → League of Nations Assembly → United Nations Economic Commission for Europe → United Nations Human Rights Council →	headquartersLocation
Assembly Hall → Council Chamber ("Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland") → Social and Opium Traffic Section ("Palais des Nations, Geneva") → World Health Assembly ("Palais des Nations, Geneva") →	location
Camille Lefèvre → Carlo Broggi → Julien Flegenheimer →	notableWork
Palais des Nations ("United Nations Office at Geneva headquarters") → Palais des Nations ("United Nations Office at Geneva headquarters") → Palais des Nations ("United Nations Office at Geneva headquarters") →	use
Council Chamber ("United Nations Office at Geneva") → Palais des Nations ("United Nations Office at Geneva") →	governingBody
United Nations Secretariat ("United Nations Office at Geneva") → United Nations Secretariat ("United Nations Office at Geneva") →	hasPart
Allée des Drapeaux ("United Nations Office at Geneva") → United Nations documentation ("United Nations Office at Geneva Library") →	maintainedBy
Assembly Hall ("United Nations Office at Geneva") → Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room ("United Nations Office at Geneva") →	operator
UNON ("United Nations Office at Geneva") → United Nations Office at Nairobi ("United Nations Office at Geneva") →	sisterOffice
Ariana Park →	adjacentTo
Ariana Park ("United Nations Office at Geneva") →	associatedWith
Camille Lefèvre →	coDesignerOf
Geneva bus network ("Geneva international organizations district") →	connectsTo
United Nations Office at Vienna ("United Nations Office at Geneva") →	coordinatesWith
Julien Flegenheimer →	designed
Broken Chair ("United Nations Office at Geneva") →	faces
Geneva →	hasLandmark
Permanent Secretariat of the League of Nations ("Palace of Nations") →	hasMainBuilding
Allée des Drapeaux ("Palais des Nations façade") →	hasViewOf
United Nations Compensation Commission ("Palais des Nations, Geneva") →	headquarters
United Nations Archives Geneva ("United Nations Office at Geneva") →	holdsArchivesOf
Geneva metropolitan area ("United Nations Office at Geneva") →	hosts
Geneva ("United Nations Office at Geneva") →	isSeatOf
Allée des Drapeaux →	leadsTo
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights →	locatedInBuilding
Committee on Enforced Disappearances ("United Nations Office at Geneva") →	locatedInOrganization
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (historical origin) ("United Nations Office at Geneva") →	locatedNear
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations ("United Nations Office at Geneva") →	mayHead
United Nations Commission on Human Rights →	meetingLocation
Assembly of the League of Nations →	meetsInBuilding
Jet d'Eau ("United Nations Office at Geneva") →	nearbyInternationalOrganization
IOM Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland ("United Nations Office at Geneva") →	nearbyInternationalOrganizations
Geneva Accords of 1988 →	negotiationLocation
Palais des Nations ("United Nations Office at Geneva") →	occupant
Assembly Hall ("United Nations Office at Geneva") →	partOfComplex
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women ("United Nations Office at Geneva") →	sessionLocation
Ariana Park →	surrounds
UNOV ("United Nations Office at Geneva") →	UNHeadquartersPeer
United Nations delegate ("United Nations Office at Geneva") →	worksAt