United Nations Headquarters

The United Nations Headquarters is a distinctive complex in New York City that has served as the official headquarters of the United Nations since its completion in 1950. It is located in the Turtle Bay neighborhood, on the east side of Midtown Manhattan, on spacious grounds overlooking the East River. The United Nations has three additional, subsidiary, regional headquarters or headquarter districts. These are located in Geneva (Switzerland), Vi... more

Architecture

Architect

Oscar Niemeyer

Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (born December 15, 1907) is a Brazilian architect who is considered one of the most important names in...

Sven Markelius

Sven Gottfrid Markelius (1889–1972) was one of the most important modernist Swedish architects. Markelius played an important role in the post-war urban...

Liang Sicheng

Liang Sicheng (Chinese: 梁思成; pinyin: Liáng Sīchéng; Wade-Giles: Liang Ssu-ch'eng; 20 April 1901 – 9 January 1972) was the son of Liang Qichao, a well-known...

Ernest Cormier

Ernest Cormier, OC (December 5, 1885-January 1, 1980) was a Canadian engineer and architect who spent much of his career in the Montreal area, erecting notable...

Le Corbusier

Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, who chose to be known as Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887 – August 27, 1965), was a Swiss-French architect, designer, urbanist,...

Wallace Harrison

Wallace Kirkman Harrison (September 28, 1895 - December 2, 1981), was an American twentieth-century architect. Harrison started his professional career with...

Address

United Nations Headquarters Address

East 42nd St.
New York City New York
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