Coordinates: 48°50′58″N 2°18′22″E / 48.84944°N 2.30611°E / 48.84944; 2.30611 UNESCO Headquarters, or Maison de l'UNESCO, is a building inaugurated on 3 November 1958 at number 7 Place de Fontenoy in Paris, France, to serve as the headquarters for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It is a building that can be visited freely.