World Forum (The Hague)
The World Forum (previously World Forum Convention Center ) is a multifunctional hall in The Hague . The International Criminal Court for the Former Yugoslavia is in the immediate vicinity .
The hall was built as the Nederlands Congres Centrum (NCC) in 1969 according to plans by the architect Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud in the New Building style. After a change of operator in the mid-2000s, the hall was renamed. Congresses, festivals, concerts and conferences take place in the World Forum. These included the Eurovision Song Contest (1976 and 1980), North Sea Jazz Festival (1976-2005), The Hague Jazz (2006-2010), the Afghanistan Conference (2009) and concerts by A-ha , Sarah Brightman and Eric Clapton , Celine Dion , Queen and others.
Web links
- Official website (English, Dutch)
Coordinates: 52 ° 5 ′ 34.9 " N , 4 ° 17 ′ 0.4" E