United Nations Secretariat

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Quick Facts

City	New York
Country	USA
Year	1947 - 1950
Height	165,8m / 544ft
Floors	39

Realisation

Architect

Wallace K. Harrison

Building Info

Name	United Nations Secretariat
Category	Office Building
Materials	blue-green glass marble
Address	First Avenue and East 42nd Street

Notes

The secretariat is the main building of the UN Headquarters complex.
The secretariat was finished in 1950, the whole complex in 1952.
The complex was designed by a committee of 10 architects, the United Nations board of Design.
The land for the complex was bought by John D. Rockefeller jr. and donated to New York City in 1946.

Links

United Nations HQ