Palais de Beaulieu, Convention center in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Palais de Beaulieu is a large convention and events center in Lausanne, canton of Vaud, made up of a theater, exhibition halls, and conference rooms. The different buildings of the complex can be arranged to suit many types of events, from trade fairs to concerts and congresses.
The complex was built in the 1920s and first served mainly as an exhibition ground. During World War II it was briefly used as a prisoner camp, before eventually becoming the convention and events center it is today.
The Théâtre de Beaulieu, with 1,844 seats, is the largest theatre in Switzerland and opened in 1954. It hosts the Prix de Lausanne, an international competition for young classical ballet dancers, and is used by the Béjart Ballet Lausanne and the Orchestre de la Suisse romande. The building also houses the studios of the regional channel La Télé.
Palais de Beaulieu sits north of central Lausanne and is easy to reach by public transport. Parking is available on site for those arriving by car, and the complex has several entrances that make it straightforward to find the right area for your event.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport, which settles legal disputes across international sport, is to move from the Château de Béthusy to the south part of the Palais de Beaulieu, as reported in 2014. Visitors at concerts or fairs may not realise that sport's highest legal cases will be handled on site.
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