Beau-Rivage Palace

For other uses, see Beau Rivage.

The Beau-Rivage Palace is a historical luxury five-star hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is located in Ouchy, on the shores of Lake Léman.

Beau-Rivage Palace
General information
Architectural style	Belle Époque
Address	Place du port 17–19
Town or city	Lausanne
Country	Switzerland
Coordinates	46.508°N 6.630°E / 46.508; 6.630
Inaugurated	1861
Other information
Number of rooms	168
Number of suites	26 "junior" and 8 "executive"
Number of restaurants	3
Number of bars	1
Facilities	Conference, banquet, spa and wellness
Website
www.brp.ch

The hotel opened in 1861 and the current main building was constructed in Art Nouveau and neo-baroque style in 1908. It is registered in the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance.

The Beau-Rivage Palace is owned by Sandoz Family Foundation founders of Sandoz AG, now Novartis.

Events

On 24 July 1923, the Treaty of Lausanne was signed at the Beau-Rivage Palace.

In March–April 2015, the negotiations on Iran nuclear deal framework for a comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme took place in the Beau-Rivage Palace, where the foreign ministers and delegations from the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, China, France, the European Union, Germany (P5+1) and Iran were also hosted. The final press conference, on 2 April 2015, was held at the EPFL Learning Centre.

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  Ernest Moniz, John Kerry, Mohammad Javad Zarif and Ali Akbar Salehi in the "Salon Élysée" of the Beau-Rivage Palace (16 March 2015).
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  The ministers of foreign affairs of the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Germany, France, China, the European Union and Iran in the "Salle forum" (30 March 2015).
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  The west building.
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  The east building.
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  The north entrance.

See also

• List of cultural property of national significance in Switzerland: Vaud
• Lausanne Palace

References

Media related to Hôtel Beau-Rivage Palace (Lausanne) at Wikimedia Commons