When you pass through the gate of the Palais des Nations, you are entering international land. A land without frontiers that welcomes 20,000 delegates from these nations every year, a place where 3,000 civil servants work towards the same goal: achieving peace, security and dignity for all mankind.
How to get there:
Bus 5, 8, 1, 14, 18, V, Z, F, 28, 13.
Opening hours:
Open every day from Easter to the end of October, between 10.00 and 12.00 and between 14.00 and 16.00, Monday to Sunday. Open in July and August from 9.00 to 18.00.
November to March: Monday to Friday, 10.00 to 12.00 and 14.00 to 16.00 (closed on weekends).
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A visit to the Palais allows you to see certain conference rooms, notably the Counsel Room, which is decorated with superb frescoes, and the Assembly Room, which is even more vast than the Paris Opera!
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Contact Information
- Palais des Nations
1211 Geneva
Tel. +41 (0)22 917 12 34
Fax +41 (0)22 917 01 23 - www.unog.ch