New York City Building from 1939 World’s Fair

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The New York City Building from the 1939 World’s Fair is a historic exhibition structure in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park that later served as the temporary home of the United Nations and now houses the Queens Museum.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World’s Fair pavilion
exhibition building
historic building
alsoKnownAs New York City Pavilion
Queens Museum building
linked to: Queens Museum
architecturalStyle Modernist architecture
borough Queens
category Buildings and structures in Queens, New York
Former United Nations headquarters
World’s fair architecture
city New York City
constructedFor 1939 New York World’s Fair
continent North America
country United States of America
currentTenant Queens Museum
hasExhibit Panorama of the City of New York
hasFunction exhibition space
international organization headquarters
museum building
hasRoleIn cultural life of Queens
history of the United Nations
heritageStatus historic structure
houses Queens Museum
locatedIn Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
New York City
Queens
locatedInPark Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
notableFor continuous use since the 1939 World’s Fair
housing the Panorama of the City of New York
role as temporary home of the United Nations
openedIn 1939
operator Queens Museum
owner City of New York
linked to: New York City
partOf Flushing Meadows–Corona Park historic fairgrounds
region Queens, New York
linked to: Queens
subsequentUse art museum
municipal exhibition space
timePeriod 20th century architecture in New York City
usedAs temporary headquarters of the United Nations
usedBy United Nations
usedDuring 1939–1940 New York World’s Fair
usedFor art displays
community programs
public exhibitions
useEndDate 1950
useStartDate 1946

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Queens Museum occupiesFormer New York City Building from 1939 World’s Fair
Queens Museum occupiesFormer New York City Building from 1964–1965 World’s Fair
linked to: New York City Building from 1939 World’s Fair