The idea of the Palace started from a discussion in 1900 between the Russian diplomat Friedrich Martens and the US diplomat Andrew White, over providing a home for the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), which was established through the first Hague Peace Conference in 1899. White contacted his friend the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie about this idea. Carnegie had his reservations, and at first was only interested in donating money for the establishment of a Library of International Law.

The idea of the Palace started from a discussion in 1900 between the Russian diplomat Friedrich Martens and the US diplomat Andrew White, over providing a home for the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), which was established through the first Hague Peace Conference in 1899. White contacted his friend the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie about this idea. Carnegie had his reservations, and at first was only interested in donating money for the establishment of a Library of International Law.

At first Carnegie simply wanted to donate the money directly to the Dutch Queen, Wilhelmina of the Netherlands for the building of the palace, but legal problems prohibited this, and in November 1903 the Carnegie Stichting was founded to manage the construction, ownership, and maintenance of the Palace. This foundation is still responsible for these issues at present. The Peace Palace is about 10 min. from our house
credits: collabkit inspire me, photo from internet

At first Carnegie simply wanted to donate the money directly to the Dutch Queen, Wilhelmina of the Netherlands for the building of the palace, but legal problems prohibited this, and in November 1903 the Carnegie Stichting was founded to manage the construction, ownership, and maintenance of the Palace. This foundation is still responsible for these issues at present. The Peace Palace is about 10 min. from our house credits: collabkit inspire me, photo from internet

MaxiDesigns says:
Super page!!
Jun 18, 2014

PoetryNMotion says:
wonderful painting effects and choice to scrap. beautiful work of art. thanks for adding this to the challenge
Jun 18, 2014

Mimi_ says:
What an interesting spot & so much history provided made it a joy to read/get to know - great scrappin'!!
Jun 17, 2014

ComputerGeek says:
sorry for the c/p but still moving and only have a few minutes. I wanted you to know I viewed and voted on your page
Jun 15, 2014

Qwerty_vr says:
Beautiful palace in a beautiful page!
Jun 14, 2014

LadynRed_44 says:
Gorgeous page,great challenge,I never got a page made, but have enjoyed looking at all the pages.
Jun 14, 2014

Grandma M says:
wonderful challenge page xx
Jun 13, 2014

valrushton says:
Gorgeous page, very interesting!
Jun 13, 2014

LadynRed_44 says:
Great page, seen in Neeltje's friends group!
Jun 13, 2014

scrapping lee says:
a lovely building and page xxx
Jun 13, 2014