Peace Palace, The Hague: Photos, Reviews & Location

Landmark Renaissance-style complex with judicial courts, gardens & a library, plus a visitor center.

At a glance

#15 of 24 Tourist attractions in The Hague #6 of 8 Museums in The Hague

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.50

1.2 km from the center of The Hague

Rating breakdown

5 ★67%
4 ★24%
3 ★5%
2 ★1%
1 ★2%

Carnegieplein 2, 2517 KJ Den Haag, Netherlands

vredespaleis.nl

+31 70 302 4242

Quick facts

What is the rating of Peace Palace?: Peace Palace is rated 4.5 out of 5 based on 1,096 reviews.
How does Peace Palace rank in The Hague?: Peace Palace is #15 of 24 Tourist attractions in The Hague by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is Peace Palace located?: Carnegieplein 2, 2517 KJ Den Haag, Netherlands — 1.2 km from the center of The Hague.
How can I contact Peace Palace?: Phone: +31 70 302 4242 · Website: vredespaleis.nl

Reviews (8)

Jer 2023 Dec 30

Nicely looking building and cool little free museum

Csilla Herczeg 2023 Jun 18

I think it's the most wonderful place in The Hague.

Jennifer Yeo 2023 Jun 08

Free admission with a free audio guide on your phone (recommend to bring your own earphones if you prefer not to use theirs). Very informative from origin to different case studies. However, there was no guided tour and we were confined to a rather small exhibition area.

Jeffrey Raymond 2023 May 06

No tours today, my disappointment of my trip. The visitors center was a drag.

From afar the place looked stunning. Would have loved a peek.

Ron Lindeman 2023 Mar 24

To me the Peace Palace is a symbol that International Justice must be taken serious. Because it houses the International Court of Justice. The Peace Palace is a beautiful building, both from the outside as well as from the inside.

Hans Dijksman 2023 Jan 15

The palace is beautiful, and of importance, worth a quick view. You can only see the building from the outside. There are for now only a few possibilities to enter the building, only a couple of times a year, with a tour. Book in advance. But: at of this moment no tour has been scheduled. The Visitors Center, although the people are friendly and helpful, is not worth a visit. You will not find any interesting pieces of history. And the visiting takes only 2 minutes. In my opinion it could have been so much more interesting.
P.s. There are toilets inside, to enter the toilets, you need a 50 cents coin.

Pete Ryan 2021 Apr 20

This building is extraordinary not only for its architecture but for what it stands for as well. I had lived in The Hague for a few months and could see its spire from my house and was intrigued by it from the day I arrived and promised myself I would do the tour. I had a visitor coming from home (Australia) so booked us in. To stand in each room guided through with our host, the depth of knowledge she passed on quite literally about everything from who donated the tiles on the floor, the sculptures and paintings and how why end when the international community decided to go ahead and build this incredibly important building.

If you ever visit The Hague, this tour simply must be on your list of things to do. Even if you're staying in Amsterdam The Hague is less than an hour on the train so a day visit is easy. Do yourself a favour and check this extraordinary moving place out.

Sameer Shukla 2018 Oct 31

Truly very peaceful place The Peace Palace, Hague. The court structure is humongous and picturesque along with vast green lush beautiful garden. Also there are two significant structures; first The Peace tree where people tie peace notes which is an amazing feeling to be able to notice add your own peace note and feel part of world peace and Second a peace memorial fire which has one stone from each country put around it. This is one of a kind experience to be here.