The Hague - Peace Palace Library

(Local Name: Vredespaleis) Just north of the Mesdag Museum, in Carnegieplein, is the Peace Palace (Vredespaleis), an imposing brick building (1907-13), for the construction of which Andrew Carnegie, then the richest man in the world, donated $1-.5million. The style of the building is a mingling of Gothic and neo-classical. Flanking the long arcaded facade with its steeply pitched roof is an 80m/260ft high tower. Housed in the building are the International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the Academy of International Law and a library of international law which until 1955 was the best in the world. Countries from all over the world contributed to the rich decoration of the interior. The