United Nations Headquarters

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 United Nations Headquarters
 
Location: First Avenue, (at 46th Street), New York

The United Nations headquarters is a a distinctive complex in New York City that has served as the United Nations‘ headquarters since its completion in 1952. It is located in on the east side of Manhattan, on spacious grounds overlooking the East River. The 18-acre site was donated to the United Nations by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. This skyscraper was the first major building to be constructed in New York. The UN Headquarters site is officially international territory and it is not part of the United States. It has three main buildings -...


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