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United Nations Secretariat Building

headquarters building of the United Nations
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Summary

United Nations Secretariat Building is a skyscraper[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (469 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • United Nations Secretariat Building is located in Manhattan[3].
  • United Nations Secretariat Building is in the country of United States[4].
  • United Nations Secretariat Building's instance of is recorded as skyscraper[5].
  • United Nations Secretariat Building's architect is recorded as Le Corbusier[6].
  • United Nations Secretariat Building's architect is recorded as Oscar Niemeyer[7].
  • United Nations Secretariat Building's architect is recorded as Wallace Harrison[8].
  • United Nations Secretariat Building is part of Headquarters of the United Nations[9].
  • United Nations Secretariat Building's Commons category is recorded as United Nations Secretariat Building[10].
  • 1951 marks the founding of United Nations Secretariat Building[11].
  • United Nations Secretariat Building's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 40.749, 'longitude': -73.968}[12].
  • United Nations Secretariat Building's significant event is recorded as start of construction[13].
  • United Nations Secretariat Building's adjacent structure or building is recorded as Dag Hammarskjöld Library[14].

Body

Geography

United Nations Secretariat Building is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Manhattan[3]. It is part of Headquarters of the United Nations[9].

Designation and Status

United Nations Secretariat Building's instance of is recorded as skyscraper[5].

History and Context

1951 marks the founding of United Nations Secretariat Building[11].

Why It Matters

United Nations Secretariat Building ranks in the top 7% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (469 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Le Corbusier Oscar Niemeyer United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · El Nuevo Doge · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Manhattan
    Image of interior → Meeting Room.jpg
    Instance of → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image of interior: Meeting Room.jpg"
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