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United Nations Headquarters

The headquarters of the United Nations is on 17 to 18 acres of grounds in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of in . It borders First Avenue to the west, 42nd Street to the south, 48th Street to the north, and the to the east.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: group of buildings in New York City
  • Also known as: “Headquarters of the United Nations”, “UN Headquarters”, “UN HQ”, “UNHQ”, “United Nations”, and “UNO”
  • Address: 405 FDR Drive, New York, NY 10017
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dag Hammarskjöld Library and Empire State Building.

Library
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The is a library on the grounds of the headquarters of the United Nations, located in the Turtle Bay and neighborhoods of in . is situated 520 feet southwest of United Nations Headquarters.

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The is a 102-story, Art Deco-style supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of , New York City, United States. is situated 1 mile west of United Nations Headquarters.

Government office
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The serves as the United States delegation to the United Nations. USUN is responsible for carrying out the nation's participation in the world body. is situated 510 feet northwest of United Nations Headquarters.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tudor City and Murray Hill.

Neighborhood
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is an apartment complex on the East Side of in , bordering the Turtle Bay and neighborhoods. It lies on a low cliff east of Second Avenue, between 40th and 43rd Streets, and overlooks First Avenue to the east.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood on the east side of in . is generally bordered to the east by the or and to the west by , though the exact boundaries are disputed.

Neighborhood
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A is an area where the cutting, polishing, and trade of diamonds and other gems takes place. There are a number of these districts around the world, including:…

United Nations Headquarters

Latitude
40.7496° or 40° 44′ 59″ north
Longitude
-73.96755° or 73° 58′ 3″ west
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Inception
1952
Open location code
87G8P2XJ+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48869328
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­international_organization
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
5141947
Wiki­data ID
Q11297
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“United Nations Headquarters” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Selia e Kombeve të Bashkuara”
  • Arabic: “مقر الأمم المتحدة”
  • Armenian: “ՄԱԿ-ի գլխավոր գրասենյակ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Birləşmiş Millətlər Təşkilatının Baş Qərargahı”
  • Balinese: “Markas Ageng Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa”
  • Bashkir: “БМО-ның штаб-фатиры”
  • Basque: “Nazio Batuen Egoitza”
  • Belarusian: “Штаб-кватэра ААН”
  • Bengali: “জাতিসংঘ সদর দপ্তর”
  • Bosnian: “Sjedište Ujedinjenih naroda”
  • Catalan: “seu de les Nacions Unides”
  • Catalan: “Seu de les Nacions Unides”
  • Chinese: “Liánhéguó Zǒngbù Dàlóu”
  • Chinese: “纽约联合国城”
  • Chinese: “联合国总部大厦”
  • Chinese: “联合国总部大楼”
  • Chinese: “聯合國總部大樓”
  • Croatian: “Sjedište Ujedinjenih naroda”
  • Czech: “Budova Organizace spojených národů”
  • Danish: “FN’s hovedkvarter”
  • Dutch: “Hoofdkwartier van de Verenigde Naties”
  • Esperanto: “Sidejo de UN”
  • Estonian: “ÜRO peakorter”
  • Finnish: “Yhdistyneiden kansakuntien päämaja”
  • French: “Siège de l’ONU”
  • French: “Siège des Nations unies”
  • Galician: “Sede da Organización das Nacións Unidas”
  • Georgian: “გაეროს შტაბ-ბინა”
  • German: “Hauptsitz der Vereinten Nationen”
  • German: “Hauptsitz Vereinten Nationen”
  • German: “UN-Hauptquartier”
  • German: “UNO-Hauptquartier”
  • Hebrew: “בניין האומות המאוחדות”
  • Hebrew: “מטה האומות המאוחדות”
  • Hindi: “संयुक्त राष्ट्र मुख्यालय”
  • Hungarian: “ENSZ-székház”
  • Icelandic: “Höfuðstöðvar Sameinuðu þjóðanna”
  • Inari Sami: “OA váldusaje”
  • Indonesian: “Markas Besar PBB”
  • Indonesian: “Markas Besar Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa”
  • Italian: “Sede centrale dell’ONU”
  • Italian: “Ufficio delle Nazioni Unite a New York”
  • Japanese: “国際連合本部ビル”
  • Korean: “UN 본부”
  • Korean: “국제 연합 본부”
  • Korean: “유엔 본부”
  • Latvian: “Apvienoto Nāciju ēka”
  • Latvian: “Apvienoto Nāciju Organizācijas ēka”
  • Macedonian: “Седиште на Обединетите нации”
  • Macedonian: “Седиште на ООН”
  • Malay: “Ibu pejabat Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “FN-bygningen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “SN-bygningen”
  • Norwegian: “FN-bygningen”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Sèti de l’ONU”
  • Persian: “مقر سازمان ملل متحد”
  • Piemontese: “Palass ëd Véder dle Nassion Unìe”
  • Polish: “Kwatera główna ONZ”
  • Polish: “Siedziba Główna ONZ”
  • Portuguese: “Sede da ONU”
  • Portuguese: “Sede da Organização das Nações Unidas”
  • Romanian: “Sediul Central al Națiunilor Unite”
  • Romanian: “Sediul Națiunilor Unite”
  • Romanian: “Sediul ONU”
  • Russian: “штаб-квартира ООН”
  • Russian: “Штаб-квартира ООН”
  • Scots: “Heidquarters o the Unitit Naitions”
  • Serbian: “Седиште Уједињених нација”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Sjedište Ujedinjenih naroda”
  • Sinhala: “එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ සංවිධානයේ මුලස්ථානය”
  • Sinhala: “එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ සංවිධානයේ මූලස්ථානය”
  • Skolt Sami: “Õhttõõvvâm meerkååʹdd väʹlddpäiʹǩǩ”
  • Skolt Sami: “ÕM väʹlddpäiʹǩǩ”
  • Slovenian: “sedež Združenih narodov”
  • Somali: “Xarunta Sare Qaramada Midoobay”
  • Spanish: “Sede de la Organizacion de las Naciones Unidas”
  • Spanish: “Sede de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas”
  • Swedish: “Förenta nationernas högkvarter”
  • Tamil: “ஐக்கிய நாடுகள் தலைமையகம்”
  • Tatar: “Берләшкән Милләтләр баш-фатиры”
  • Tatar: “БМО баш-фатиры”
  • Thai: “สำนักงานใหญ่สหประชาชาติ”
  • Turkish: “Birleşmiş Milletler Genel Merkezi”
  • Turkish: “Headquarters of the United Nations”
  • Ukrainian: “Штаб-квартира ООН”
  • Vietnamese: “Trụ sở LHQ”
  • Vietnamese: “Trụ sở Liên Hiệp Quốc”
  • Vietnamese: “Trụ sở Liên Hợp Quốc”
  • Welsh: “Pencadlys y Cenhedloedd Unedig”

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