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World Forum
World Forum during the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit.
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Former namesNederlands Congresgebouw
Nederlands Congres Centrum
World Forum Convention Center
LocationThe Hague, Netherlands
Coordinates52°5′34.5″N 4°16′55.9″E / 52.092917°N 4.282194°E / 52.092917; 4.282194
OwnerMunicipality of The Hague
Trammell Crow Nederland Property Projects (2001–2009)
GL Events (2009–2013)
Capacity2,161 (theater)[1]
Construction
Broke ground30 June 1964
Built1964–1969
Opened14 March 1969
Renovated1996, 2005
Expanded1986–1989
Demolished2006 (Statenhal)
ArchitectJacobus Johannes Pieter Oud
Main contractorsBallast Nedam
Website
www.worldforum.nl
The Statenhal in January 2006 not long before it was demolished.

The World Forum (originally known as Nederlands Congresgebouw and formerly Nederlands Congres Centrum and World Forum Convention Center) is a concert venue and convention centre in The Hague, Netherlands, near the buildings of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and one of the administrative offices of the International Baccalaureate.

History

It was opened in 1969 and was designed in the Dutch functionalism style by architect Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud. His son, Hans Oud, completed the construction after his father's death in 1963.

In 2006 a part of the convention center, including the Statenhal, was demolished to make place for the Europol building. Many concerts and festivals had been held there before, such as the annual North Sea Jazz Festival, and the Eurovision Song Contests of 1976 and 1980. Between 2006 and 2010 The Hague Jazz festival was held at the World Forum (to replace the moved North Sea Jazz festival, which is now held in Rotterdam). Since 2011 the festival is held in the Kyocera Stadium.[2]

Events

Nederlands Congresgebouw
Nederlands Congres Centrum
World Forum Convention Center
World Forum

See also

References

  1. ^ World Forum Theater
  2. ^ The Hague Jazz official site
  3. ^ "Global Entrepreneurship Summit". World Forum. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  4. ^ Interview U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra | GES 2019, retrieved 2023-12-27
  5. ^ Zaken, Ministerie van Buitenlandse (2019-06-04). "Ondernemerstop GES van start" [Entrepreneur summit GES starts]. Rijksoverheid (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  6. ^ "Council of Europe at the Ministerial Ukraine Accountability Conference". Council of Europe. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  7. ^ Full opening of the Ukraine Accountability Conference | July 14 | The Hague, retrieved 2023-12-27
  8. ^ "Oekraïense president Zelensky speecht in Den Haag, met staande ovatie ontvangen" (in Dutch). Het Parool. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Terugkijken: de speech van Zelensky" (Video). nos.nl. NOS. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Speech Zelensky in World Forum The Hague". World Forum (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-12-27.

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