Sphere Within Sphere
Sphere Within Sphere is a work of art in Manhattan, New York. Sphere Within Sphere is situated nearby to United Nations Post Office, as well as near the government office Permanent Mission of Qatar to the United Nations.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include United Nations Headquarters and Empire State Building.
United Nations Headquarters
Photo: Superbass, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The headquarters of the United Nations is on 17 to 18 acres of grounds in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It borders First Avenue to the west, 42nd Street to the south, 48th Street to the north, and the East River to the east. United Nations Headquarters is situated 470 feet south of Sphere Within Sphere.
Empire State Building
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Empire State Building is a 102-story, supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. The building was designed in the Art Deco style by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and constructed between 1930 and 1931. Empire State Building is situated 1 mile west of Sphere Within Sphere.
Dag Hammarskjöld Library
Library
Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library is a library on the grounds of the headquarters of the United Nations, located in the Turtle Bay and East Midtown neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City. Dag Hammarskjöld Library is situated 870 feet southwest of Sphere Within Sphere.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tudor City and Murray Hill.
Tudor City
Neighborhood
Photo: Niklem, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tudor City is an apartment complex on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City, bordering the Turtle Bay and Murray Hill neighborhoods. It lies on a low cliff east of Second Avenue, between 40th and 43rd Streets, and overlooks First Avenue to the east.
Murray Hill
Neighborhood
Murray Hill is a neighborhood on the east side of Manhattan in New York City. Murray Hill is generally bordered to the east by the East River or Kips Bay and to the west by Midtown Manhattan, though the exact boundaries are disputed.
Diamond District
Neighborhood
Photo: ChrisRuvolo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A diamond district 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: It may also refer to Diamond District, an American hip-hop group formed by Oddisee, Uptown XO & Yu.
Sphere Within Sphere
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.75088° or 40° 45′ 3″ northLongitude
-73.96757° or 73° 58′ 3″ westOpen location code
87G8Q22J+9XOpenStreetMap ID
node 7096788484OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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