UN General Assembly Building

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf building
gptkbp:accessibility accessible to persons with disabilities
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Wallace_K._Harrison
gptkbp:area 47,000 square feet
gptkbp:artwork Gift of the United Nations Member States
gptkbp:built 1952
gptkbp:constructionMaterial steel and glass
gptkbp:coordinates 40.748817, -73.985428
gptkbp:crew_size 1,800
gptkbp:cultural_significance UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site_candidate
gptkbp:design modernist architecture
gptkbp:events annual sessions of the UN General Assembly
gptkbp:features gptkb:General_Assembly_Hall
Conference Rooms
Delegates Lounge
Visitor's_Lobby
gptkbp:function meeting_place_for_the_UN_General_Assembly
gptkbp:height 30 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label UN General Assembly Building
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Dag_Hammarskjöld_Plaza
gptkb:United_Nations_Security_Council_Chamber
gptkb:UN_Secretariat_Building
gptkb:East_River
gptkbp:lighting LED lighting system
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:notable_event 1960 UN General Assembly session
1970 UN General Assembly session
2000 Millennium Summit
2015 Sustainable Development Goals Summit
2020 COVID-19 General Assembly session
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_Nations_Headquarters
gptkbp:public_transport_access subway and bus services
gptkbp:renovated 2000
gptkbp:security gptkb:UN_Security_Services
gptkbp:significance symbol of international diplomacy
gptkbp:style International Style
gptkbp:surrounding_area gptkb:Dag_Hammarskjöld_Plaza
gptkb:42nd_Street
gptkb:First_Avenue
gptkb:UN_Plaza
East 43rd Street
gptkbp:sustainability green building initiatives
gptkbp:visitors open to the public