Palais Wilson

About this audio guide

This guide to Palais Wilson in Geneva traces the lakeside building from its rocky start as a failing luxury hotel to its years as the League of Nations' first headquarters. You'll hear about the small international committee of scientists and scholars, including Marie Curie and Albert Einstein, that once met in its upstairs rooms, and about the falling-out that nearly cost the committee one of its most famous names. Best heard standing at the lakefront facade where the two once walked together between sessions.