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The Peace Palace is a gift from the American Andrew Carnegie to the city of The Hague. This palace was given the name of Peace Palace, to express the great importance attached to this endeavour to solve disputes and so to maintain world peace. For the design of the building, an international competition was held. The French architect Cordonnier was the winner. The Dutch architect Van der Steur amended his design. All nations contributed towards the construction of the Peace Palace by making available characteristics products of their soil, art of industry, in this way symbolising the collaboration of the nations in the foundation of this "Temple of Peace".
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Western Europe
