Manhattan · Historic destination
United Nations Headquarters
Visitors’ entrance at First Avenue and East 46th Street; check-in at 801 First Avenue · Manhattan, New York City
A working diplomatic headquarters offers guided visits to meeting rooms, art and modern architecture, subject to security and meeting schedules.
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NYFE Summary
An international team of architects planned the headquarters under Wallace Harrison’s direction. The original complex brought together the tall Secretariat tower, the General Assembly building and the riverfront Conference building. Its construction turned a former industrial waterfront site into a working center for diplomacy.
Public tours explain the organization’s work and may enter the General Assembly Hall and Security Council Chamber when meetings permit. Other tours focus on the headquarters’ architecture or its collection of artworks and historical objects donated by countries and other donors.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
Plan a visit
Check the operator’s current opening, admission and access information before travelling. Historic status does not guarantee public access to every interior.
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