VREDESPALEIS - PEACE PALACE
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A true international temple of peace located in The Hague, built in Flemish neo-Renaissance style by Louis-Marie Cordonnier
Intended to accommodate the international institutions that had just been created a few years earlier at summit conferences, the Palais de la Paix was built from 1907 to 1913 in the Flemish neo-Renaissance style by Louis Marie Cordonnier, an illustrious architect from the Hauts-de-France. The work is funded by American patron Andrew Carnegie and all the nations that participated in the 1899 and 1907 conferences. From 1922, in addition to the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the palace was to house the Permanent Court of International Justice (which became, in 1945, the International Court of Justice), a veritable judicial tribunal that ruled in various conflicts with international implications, such as the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company case.
We really must not miss visiting this true international temple of peace. The "Visitors Centre", which is open free of charge, provides a very enriching first contact with this illustrious place. It is advisable to book a guided tour that allows you to access the building and discover the genesis of the place, its different symbols and the different institutions that are housed there.
You can see a monumental gate donated by Germany, a statue of peace donated by Belgium, tapestries of goblins sent by France, a carpet from the Turkish imperial manufacture, a clock donated by Switzerland or teak wood joinery works donated by the Dutch Indies.
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