Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: United Nations Headquarters [complex]
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Accession Number:
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196841
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Order Title:
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Archivision Addition Module EIGHT--6,304 images
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Type of View:
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partialView
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View Title:
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Interior, Conference Building, Security Council Chamber, center conference table for the 15 members
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Date of View:
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6/21/2011
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Image description:
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The Conference Building faces the East River between the General Assembly Building and the Secretariat. The Conference Building holds the Security Council Chamber, which was a gift from Norway and was designed by the Norwegian architect Arnstein Arneberg. The oil canvas mural depicting a phoenix rising from its ashes by Norwegian artist Per Krogh hangs at the front of the room.
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Image Rights:
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¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Source Institution:
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Archivision, Inc.
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Collection:
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Addition Module EIGHT
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Culture:
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American
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Work Types:
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Architecture; government structures; government office buildings
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Work Types:
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Architecture; government structures; legislative buildings
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Preferred Title:
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United Nations Headquarters [complex]
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Agent Display:
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Harrison and Abramovitz (American architectural firm, 1945-1976)
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Date:
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1961 (alteration)
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Materials:
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steel; concrete; glass
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Measurement:
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17 ac (area, land site)
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Alternate Title:
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United Nations Building
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Locations:
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New York, New York, United States
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Location Type:
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(site)
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Style/Period:
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Modernist
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Style/Period:
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Twentieth century
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Style/Period:
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International Style (modern European architecture style)
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Classification:
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Architecture
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