Strasbourg - Palais de l'Europe

To the southeast of the Exhibition Grounds in Strasbourg, beyond the Ill, is the new Palais de l'Europe (1972-1977), near the older Maison de l'Europe. This is a fortress-like structure of nine stories with an interior courtyard containing the tent-like chamber in which the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe and the 434 members of the European Parliament meet.

Northeast of the Palais de l'Europe is the Palais des Droits de l'Homme, the headquarters of the Commission of Human Rights. To the southeast of the Palais de l'Europe extends the beautiful Parc de l'Orangerie, laid out in the early 19th C., with the Orangery built for the Empress Joséphine now used for exhibitions and receptions.