Palais de Beaulieu

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The Palais de Beaulieu

The Palais de Beaulieu is the historic building and landmark of the Exhibition and Congress Center in Lausanne , Canton of Vaud , Switzerland . It is a convention center that mainly hosts congresses and cultural events. The Théâtre de Beaulieu with 1,844 seats is also located in the Palais. The Prix ​​de Lausanne takes place regularly in the Palais de Beaulieu . In 1989 the Concours Eurovision de la Chanson was held in Halls 6 + 7 of the Palais . The palace is also home to the regional television station La Télé with its studio and offices, as well as the headquarters of the Béjart Ballet Lausanne ballet troupe .

The Beaulieu exhibition and congress center, located in the Lausanne district of the same name , has a site area of ​​more than 6 hectares, a total area of ​​100,000 m² in the building and 12,000 m² of gardens that are open to the public. The exhibition and congress center offers around twenty variable rooms and halls and is managed by the MCH Group .

history

In 1916, on the initiative of the Swiss Trade and Industry Association, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Canton of Vaud and with the support of the City of Lausanne, the first Swiss sample fair “Comptoir Vaudois d'échantillons” took place. This approach, which was new at the time, should establish itself in the future. The first Comptoir suisse took place in September 1920. Since that year only one event could not take place, in 1939, due to the outbreak of war. It is noteworthy that the first official NASA event in Europe took place as part of the Comptoir Suisse in 1962.

The palace that was to become the main building dates back to 1921. Since 1957 it has been called the Palais de Beaulieu. Before that, during the Second World War , prisoners of war were housed here. From 1949 onwards, the construction of a theater hall was discussed between the city administration and Société Coopérative du Comptoir Suisse and in 1954 the Théâtre de Beaulieu was opened. It is the main venue for the Béjart Ballet Lausanne , the Orchester de la suisse romande and the La Paternelle theater.

New buildings were built on the west side of the site between 1920 and 1940. From 1950 to 1954 the areas in the south and east were expanded. The north halls were built in 1960. Various renovations followed. In the Beaulieu congress center, in addition to the Comptoir Suisse, an increasing number of congresses, cultural and business events are taking place.

Since 2000, the Beaulieu site has belonged to a foundation under public law, the Fondation de Beaulieu, which was jointly established by the  canton of Vaud , the city of Lausanne and the agglomerations (Lausanne Région and the Union of Communes of Vaud UCV). The Beaulieu Foundation is responsible for maintenance, renovation and logistics, but also for the strategic and economic development of the site. She also manages the congresses and events and, in collaboration with Opus One SA, the Théâtre de Beaulieu. The tenant MCH Beaulieu Lausanne SA, successor to the Société Coopérative du Comptoir Suisse, manages the exhibitions and operates the “Halles Sud”. Eldora Traiteur SA, a subsidiary of the Eldora SA group and formerly DSR, has been responsible for the site's gastronomy since 2006.

The Beaulieu Foundation initiated the Beaulieu 2020 renovation program, which will run from 2000 to 2020. Renovations to the palace have been underway since 2001 and are still ongoing. The Halles Sud were renewed in 2010. In 2014, the Lausanne electorate rejected the project for a tower in the east area, the Taoua Tower, with a restaurant and a hotel. This rejection led to a reorganization of the Beaulieu 2020 project and the partners involved. The rooms in the Palais de Beaulieu have been reallocated since 2014. In the future, the Institut et Haute Ecole de la Santé La Source, the International Sports Court and a public restaurant will be located here.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Fondation de Beaulieu: Fondation de Beaulieu. Retrieved April 20, 2017 (French).
  2. ^ Coopérative du Comptoir suisse. Archives cantonales vaudoises - archives privées, September 26, 2014, accessed on April 25, 2017 (French).
  3. ↑ davel.vd.ch: Coopérative du Comptoir suisse. Retrieved April 25, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Carrefour issue: Au Comptoir suisse. RTS, September 12, 1962, accessed April 25, 2017 (French).
  5. ↑ Olivier Grivat: 105,000 internés militaires, 10,000 Soviétiques: les oubliés de Bergier. Lesobservateurs.ch, March 24, 2012, accessed April 25, 2017 .
  6. ↑ davel.ch: Coopérative du Comptoir Suisse. Retrieved April 25, 2017 .
  7. ↑ theatredebeaulieu.ch: Historique. Retrieved April 25, 2017 .
  8. ↑ beaulieu.ch: Realizations . Retrieved April 25, 2017 .
  9. ↑ MCH Group. Retrieved June 3, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Radio Télévision suisse: Les Lausannois refusent le projet de tour Taoua à Beaulieu. April 13, 2014, accessed April 25, 2017 .
  11. ↑ Aïna Skjellaug: Privé de sa tour Taoua, Beaulieu présente son plan B. Le Temps, May 18, 2016, accessed on April 25, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Mathieu Signorelli: Beaulieu lâche les congrès pour les infirmiers après l'échec de Taoua. 24heures, February 14, 2015, accessed April 25, 2017 .
  13. ^ Jérôme Ducret: Le Tribunal du sport ira à Beaulieu. 24heures, April 6, 2016, accessed April 25, 2016 .

Coordinates: 46 ° 31 '46.6 "  N , 6 ° 37' 24.2"  E ; CH1903:  537453  /  153471