Palais du Rhin
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The Palais du Rhin, the former Kaiserpalast, is a building situated in the German quarter of Strasbourg, dominating the Place de la République with its massive dome. A huge building, it and the surrou
The Palais du Rhin, Strasbourg
On a postcard from 1900
Pediment above the entrance
Main staircase
The Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine is an international organisation with five member countries, whose function is to encourage European prosperity by guaranteeing a high level of s
Palais du Rhin
…into a military hospital. After the city returned to France, in 1920 it adopted its current name when the oldest of the European institutions, the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine, moved in. In 1923, the palace passed hands to the French state and today houses the Direction régionale des affaires culturelles (DRAC) of Grand Est…
The entrance of the Palais du Rhin, with flag
Main assembly room of the Commission