Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: United Nations Headquarters [complex]
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Accession Number:
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196869
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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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UN art collection; International Buddhist World Peace Stupa
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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 small casket modeled as a stupa contains sacred relics of the Lord Buddha gifted by Buddhists in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Myanmar. It is made of brass covered with gold leaf. It was gifted to the United Nations at a ceremony held on 8th September, 2006.
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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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Twentieth century
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Style/Period:
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International Style (modern European architecture style)
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Style/Period:
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Modernist
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Classification:
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Architecture
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