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
Designed to house the international institutions that had been created a few years earlier during summit conferences, the Peace Palace was built between 1907 and 1913 in the Flemish neo-Renaissance style by Louis Marie Cordonnier, an illustrious architect from the Hauts-de-France region. The work was financed by American patron Andrew Carnegie and all the nations that had taken part in the 1899 and 1907 conferences. From 1922 onwards, in addition to the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the palace was to house the Permanent Court of International Justice (renamed the International Court of Justice in 1945), a veritable judicial tribunal that ruled on various disputes with international implications, such as the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company case.
A visit to this international temple of peace is a must. The Visitors Centre, which is open free of charge, offers an enriching introduction to this illustrious place. A guided tour should be booked to gain access to the building and discover its genesis, its various symbols and the different institutions housed there.
On display are a monumental grille donated by Germany, a Peace statue donated by Belgium, Gobelins tapestries sent by France, a carpet from the Turkish Imperial Manufactory, a clock donated by Switzerland and teak woodwork donated by the Dutch Indies.
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