UEFA Headquarter, Archive of an international organization in Nyon, Switzerland
The Maison du football européen in Nyon is the headquarters of UEFA, built by architect Patrick Berger between 1996 and its inauguration on 22 September 1999. The building houses UEFA's archives, which are listed as a Swiss cultural property of national significance. UEFA also owns nearby buildings: La Clairière (2010), Bois-Bougy (2012), the renovated Villa La Falaise, and it manages the Colovray stadium.
UEFA was founded on 15 June 1954 in Basel. Its headquarters moved from Paris to Bern in 1959, then to Nyon in 1995 in temporary structures. The Maison du football européen, designed by architect Patrick Berger, was built from 1996 and inaugurated on 22 September 1999.
The UEFA archives held here are listed as a Swiss cultural property of national significance. The site is an administrative headquarters, not a museum: there is no public exhibition, and the archive is consulted by appointment rather than toured. The UEFA also keeps other buildings nearby, including La Clairière (2010), Bois-Bougy (2012) and the renovated villa La Falaise.
The UEFA headquarters is an administrative site, not a museum open to the public, so visits are not part of its regular operation. The building stands in Nyon, canton Vaud, near the Colovray stadium, which UEFA has managed since 2010. The UEFA archives kept here are listed as a Swiss cultural property of national significance.
The building's own archive is listed as a Swiss cultural property of national significance, not the structure itself. The UEFA archives kept here hold photographs, videos and historic objects tracing European football since 1954.
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