Building work began in December 1991 and continued until December 1994. It was built by 50 firms with 125 subcontractors and cost 544 million French Francs, which came from the member states of the Council of Europe which owns the building, however the site it was built on was provided by the City of Strasbourg.Human Rights building in figures, European Court of Human Rights Queen Elizabeth II planted a tree on the building site in May 1992.
