Palace of Europe
Palace of Europe | |
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Palais de l'Europe | |
General information | |
Location | Strasbourg, Alsace, France |
Coordinates | 48°35′42″N 7°46′19″E / 48.59500°N 7.77194°E |
Current tenants | Council of Europe |
Construction started | 1972 |
Completed | 1977 |
Owner | Council of Europe |
Technical details | |
Floor area | 64,000 m2 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Henry Bernard |
The Palace of Europe (French: Palais de l'Europe) is a building located in Strasbourg, France, that has served as the seat of the Council of Europe since 1977 when it replaced the "House of Europe". Between 1977 and 1999 it was also the Strasbourg seat of the European Parliament.
Background and history
The first assemblies of the Council of Europe used to take place in the stately,
The first stone of the Palace of Europe was laid on 15 May 1972 by the Swiss politician Pierre Graber. The building, designed by architect Henry Bernard, was inaugurated on 28 January 1977.[6] It was built on the site of a tennis court that had been inaugurated in the 1930s and also used to serve as an ice rink in winter.[7]
Design
The Palace of Europe is square in shape, 106 metres on each side, with a height of 38 metres (nine stories). Its total working area is 64,000 square metres. It has 17 meeting rooms and a thousand offices for staff of the Council of Europe secretariat. The exterior of the building is red, silver, and brown. The Palace of Europe is located in the "European District" of Strasbourg, about two kilometres northeast of the Grande Île.
From the outside, the Palace of Europe resembles a
Occupants
The
Until 1999, the building also hosted plenary sessions of the
See also
References
- ^ "Maison de l'Europe (Strasbourg, 1950-1977)". CVCE.eu. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ "Inside of the hemicycle of the House of Europe". CVCE.eu. 1998-11-16. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ "House of Europe and Palace of Europe in 1976". CVCE.eu. 2004-09-17. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ "Aerial view of the Palais de l'Europe (Strasbourg)". CVCE.eu. 1998-11-17. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ "Maison de l'Europe" (in French). Archi-strasbourg.org. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ The Palace Archived August 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Palais du Conseil de l'Europe Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine, archi-strasbourg.org (in French)
External links
- The Council of Europe in Strasbourg
- Map of Strasbourg from the Council of Europe site
- Visits to the Council of Europe
- Photo gallery of the Palace of Europe from the Council of Europe site
- Lier, Martijn F.M.A.M. (2018). A joint expression of buildings. The House of Europe and the Palace of Europe as a manifestation of ideals and aspirations for the Council of Europe, 1949-1977 (in Dutch) (MA). Radboud University.