Inauguration of the UNESCO Palace in Paris
The UNESCO headquarters, or “UNESCO Palace”, located on Place de Fontenoy in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, was officially inaugurated on
November 3, 1958. Designed in the shape of a Y by architects Marcel Breuer, Pier Luigi Nervi and Bernard Zehrfuss, this emblematic building of modern architecture marked the first major post-war public project in Paris.
November 3, 1958. Designed in the shape of a Y by architects Marcel Breuer, Pier Luigi Nervi and Bernard Zehrfuss, this emblematic building of modern architecture marked the first major post-war public project in Paris.