United Nations Secretariat Building

The United Nations Secretariat Building is a 154-meter (505 ft) tall skyscraper. It is the most important building in the headquarters of the United Nations. The building is in the Turtle Bay in Midtown Manhattan. Midtown Manhattan is an area of Manhattan in New York City. The land where the building is located is considered United Nations territory. Even so, the land is still part of the United States. History A ceremony to celebrate the start of the building construction took place on September 14, 1948. Four companies from Manhattan and Queens were selected to construct the Building. The construction cost is around $30 million. The Secretariat Building has 39 stories and was completed in 1952. The Building was designed by the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and the Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier. Secretariat Building is linked to another building called the Conference Building to the north. The Conference Building houses the United Nations General Assembly and the United Nations Security Council. The Secretrait building is also linked to a library building to the south. The Secretariat Building was renovated in 2010s. The renovation started in May 2010. The building reopened in phases starting in July 2012. On October 29, 2012, there was flooding in the basement of the building. This is due to Hurricane Sandy. The flood caused a three-day closure of the building and some offices were moved to other locations. Related pages List of tallest buildings in New York City Dag Hammarskjöld Library References Stichweh, Dirk (2009). New York Skyscrapers. Munich: Prestel. ISBN 978-3-7913-4054-8. Other websites United Nations Visitors Centre United Nations Headquarters on Facebook