UN City
The UN City is located in Copenhagen, and consists of two campuses that combined house 11 United Nations agencies. The plans for a UN City in Copenhagen were born in 2002, and the location at Marmormolen was selected in 2005.Photo: News Oresund, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: United Nations regional office in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Also known as: “FN-Byen”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Little Mermaid and Göteborg Plads.
The Little Mermaid
Work of art
The Little Mermaid is a bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen, depicting a mermaid becoming human. The sculpture is displayed on a rock by the waterside at the Langelinie promenade in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Little Mermaid is situated 1¼ km south of UN City.
Göteborg Plads
Square
Photo: Dannebrog Spy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Göteborg Plads is a square, which is situated 260 metres north of UN City.
Parken Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Arne mueseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Parken is a football stadium in the Indre Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark, built from 1990 to 1992. The stadium, which features a retractable roof, currently has a capacity of 38,190 for football games, and is the home of F.C. Parken Stadium is situated 1½ km west of UN City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Østerbro and Indre Østerbro.
Østerbro
Photo: Elgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Østerbro is a mainly residential district of Copenhagen, just north of the inner city. With its quiet cobblestone and tree lined streets, and its excellent shopping and cafe life, it makes for a good excursion from the downtown area.
Indre Østerbro
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Indre Østerbro, was one of the administrative, statistical, and tax city districts comprising the municipality of Copenhagen, Denmark. It lay on the eastern edge of the municipality.
Nyboder
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nyboder is a historic row house district of former Naval barracks in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was planned and first built by Christian IV to accommodate a need for housing for the personnel of the rapidly growing Royal Danish Navy and their families during that time.
UN City
Latitude
55.70464° or 55° 42′ 17″ northLongitude
12.59788° or 12° 35′ 52″ eastInception
July 4th, 2013Levels
5Named after
United NationsOpen location code
9F7JPH3X+V5OpenStreetMap ID
way 215357647OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q17039554
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Satellite Map
Discover UN City from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Bokmål—“UN City” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “联合国城 (哥本哈根)”
- Chinese: “联合国城”
- Danish: “FN Byen”
- French: “Cité des Nations unies”
- French: “Cité des Nations Unies”
- German: “UN City”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “FN-byen”
- Norwegian: “FN Byen”
- “UN City”
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