| Palace of Nations | |
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Palais des Nations | |
 Building A of the Palace of Nations | |
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| 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 | |
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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.