architecture

Headquarters of the United Nations, Secretariat Building

New York City, United States of America

United Nations Secretariat Building [English]

Architecture

higher-level structure
Headquarters of the United Nations
built
–
style/period
International Style
work type
office building
form/concept
skyscraper
material
steel, reinforced concrete, glass, marble
technique
glass curtain wall, steel frame
architect
United Nations Headquarters Board of Design, Wallace Harrison, Oscar Niemeyer, Le Corbusier, Nikolay Basov, Gaston Brunfaut, Ernest Cormier, Sicheng Liang, Sven Markelius, Howard Robertson, G. A. Soilleux, Julio Vilamajó
artist
Abel Sorensen

Architecture: Headquarters of the United Nations

built
1952
style/period
International Style
work type
building complex

Specifications

height
154.0 m
width
22.0 m
length
87.0 m
floor area
82 600 m²
stories (above ground)
39
stories (below ground)
3

Specification: Headquarters of the United Nations

area
730 000 m²

Geography

America » North America » Northern America » United States of America » New York » New York City » Manhattan » Midtown Manhattan » Midtown East » Turtle Bay
local language location name
New York City, United States of America [English]
Headquarters of the United Nations, northeast elevation
Headquarters of the United Nations, northeast elevation New York City, United States of America
Headquarters of the United Nations, northeast elevation
Headquarters of the United Nations, northeast elevation New York City, United States of America