World Forum (The Hague)

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World Forum

World Forum during the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit.
Former names	Nederlands Congresgebouw Nederlands Congres Centrum World Forum Convention Center
Location	The Hague, Netherlands
Coordinates	52°5′34.5″N 4°16′55.9″E / 52.092917°N 4.282194°E / 52.092917; 4.282194
Owner	Municipality of The Hague Trammell Crow Nederland Property Projects (2001–2009) GL Events (2009–2013)
Capacity	2,161 (theater)[1]
Construction
Broke ground	30 June 1964
Built	1964–1969
Opened	14 March 1969
Renovated	1996, 2005
Expanded	1986–1989
Demolished	2006 (Statenhal)
Architect	Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud
Main contractors	Ballast Nedam
Website
www.worldforum.nl

The World Forum (originally known as Nederlands Congresgebouw and formerly Nederlands Congres Centrum and World Forum Convention Center) is a concert venue and convention centre in The Hague, Netherlands, near the buildings of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and one of the administrative offices of the International Baccalaureate.