Peace Palace
| Peace Palace | |
|---|---|
Dutch: Vredespaleis | |
The Peace Palace, headquarters of the Permanent Court of Arbitration and the International Court of Justice | |
Interactive map of the Peace Palace area | |
| General information | |
| Type | International courthouse |
| Architectural style | Neo-Renaissance |
| Location | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 52°05′12″N 4°17′44″E / 52.0866°N 4.2955°E |
| Current tenants | International Court of Justice and Permanent Court of Arbitration |
| Groundbreaking | 1907 |
| Opened | 28 August 1913 |
| Cost | US$1.5 million ($50,000,000, adjusted for inflation) |
| Affiliation | United Nations |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Louis M. Cordonnier |
| Architecture firm | J.A.G. van der Steur |
| Awards and prizes | European Heritage Label |
The Peace Palace (Dutch: Vredespaleis [ˈvreːdəspaːˌlɛis]; The Hague dialect: Freidespalès [ˈfʁeidəspaːˌlɛːs]) is an international law administrative building in The Hague, Netherlands. It houses the International Court of Justice (which is the principal judicial body of the United Nations), the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), The Hague Academy of International Law and the Peace Palace Library.
The palace officially opened on 28 August 1913; it was built to provide a courthouse for the PCA, a court created to end war by the Hague Convention of 1899. Andrew Dickson White, whose efforts were instrumental in creating the court, secured from Scottish-American steel magnate Andrew Carnegie US$1.5 million ($50,000,000, adjusted for inflation) to build the Peace Palace. The European Heritage Label was awarded to the Peace Palace on 8 April 2014.