Geneva - Palais des Nations - Council Chamber

(Local Name: Salle des Conseils) The Council Chamber (Salle des Conseils) of the Palais des Nations has seating for 500. The wall and ceiling painting (by J. M. Sert, 1934-36) was a gift from Spain. Carried out in sepia on a gold ground, it depicts four related themes - technical, social and medical progress and, as a hope for the future, the abolition of war. In the middle (opposite the window side) is "Victors and Vanquished", and on the ceiling "Solidarity of the Five Continents". In this chamber was held the 1955 Four-Power Conference on the reunification of Germany (Eisenhower, Bulganin, Eden, Faure). In the ante-chamber are three bas-reliefs by Eric Gill inspired by Michaelangelo.