The Palais des Nations

Guided tours are available throughout the year in 14 languages. The lecture tour will take you through the Palais, where you will see many works of art. You will also learn about the aims and work of the United Nations. To reserve a tour visit Visitors Center page.

The Palais des Nations is made of several buildings which were constructed in different stages. The overall usable surface area is 153'500 square metres. There are some 2'800 offices and 34 conference rooms serviced by 5 kilometres of corridors. Please see our pages on the buildings in order to get more information.

The surface area of the Ariana Park is 35 hectares and its perimeter is 3.5 kilometres long. If you want to learn more about the area surrounding the United Nations, please visit our dedicated page on the Ariana Park.