World Heritage Centre

building complex at number 7, Place de Fontenoy in Paris, France; seat of the UNESCO headquarters
Organization building Q3279650
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World Heritage Centre

Summary

World Heritage Centre is a building[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (416 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • World Heritage Centre is located in École-Militaire[3].
  • World Heritage Centre is in the country of France[4].
  • World Heritage Centre's instance of is recorded as building[5].
  • World Heritage Centre's instance of is recorded as headquarters[6].
  • World Heritage Centre's instance of is recorded as organization[7].
  • World Heritage Centre's architect is recorded as Bernard Zehrfuss[8].
  • World Heritage Centre's architect is recorded as Marcel Breuer[9].
  • World Heritage Centre's architect is recorded as Pier Luigi Nervi[10].
  • World Heritage Centre's Commons category is recorded as UNESCO headquarters[11].
  • World Heritage Centre's occupant is recorded as UNESCO[12].
  • World Heritage Centre comprises Press room[13].
  • World Heritage Centre comprises Conference Center UNESCO[14].
  • January 1, 1958 marks the founding of World Heritage Centre[15].
  • World Heritage Centre's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.8494, 'lon': 2.30611}[16].
  • World Heritage Centre's located on street is recorded as place de Fontenoy[17].
  • World Heritage Centre's official website is recorded as https://en.unesco.org/about-us/unesco-house[18].
  • World Heritage Centre's heritage designation is recorded as Remarkable Contemporary Architecture[19].
  • World Heritage Centre's date of official opening is recorded as November 3, 1958[20].
  • World Heritage Centre's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from the UNESCO Headquarters[21].

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Founding

January 1, 1958 marks the founding of World Heritage Centre[15].

Why It Matters

World Heritage Centre ranks in the top 3% of building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (416 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . culture.gouv.fr. culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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