General Assembly Hall

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The General Assembly Hall is the main deliberative chamber at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, where all member states convene for plenary sessions and major diplomatic debates.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf deliberative chamber
meeting hall
architect Le Corbusier
Oscar Niemeyer
Wallace K. Harrison
architecturalStyle International Style
borough Manhattan
city New York City
country United States of America
governingBody United Nations General Assembly
hasFeature delegate desks with microphones
electronic voting system
green marble rostrum
high ceiling with distinctive architectural design
integrated audio-visual equipment
large UN emblem behind the rostrum
podium for presiding officers and speakers
press gallery
public gallery
seating arranged by country
simultaneous interpretation system
translation booths
hasOfficialLanguageSupport Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
inception 1952
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
UN Headquarters complex
United States
neighborhood Turtle Bay
numberOfMemberStateSeats 193
opened 1952
operator United Nations Secretariat
overlooks East River
ownedBy United Nations
partOf United Nations Conference Building complex
United Nations Headquarters
primaryFunction main deliberative chamber of the United Nations
venue for major diplomatic debates
venue for plenary sessions of all UN member states
symbolOf United Nations
international cooperation
multilateral diplomacy
usedBy United Nations General Assembly
usedFor annual General Assembly general debate
high-level meetings
special sessions of the General Assembly
summits and conferences under the auspices of the General Assembly

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
President of the United Nations General Assembly
meetsAt
United Nations General Assembly
meetsIn
United Nations Plaza ("General Assembly Building")
near

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