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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Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deliberative chamber
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meeting hall → |
| architect |
Le Corbusier
→
Oscar Niemeyer → Wallace K. Harrison → |
| architecturalStyle |
International Style
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| borough |
Manhattan
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| city |
New York City
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| country |
United States of America
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| governingBody |
United Nations General Assembly
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| 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
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Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish → |
| inception |
1952
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| locatedIn |
Manhattan
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New York City → UN Headquarters complex → United States → |
| neighborhood |
Turtle Bay
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| numberOfMemberStateSeats |
193
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| opened |
1952
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| operator |
United Nations Secretariat
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| overlooks |
East River
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| ownedBy |
United Nations
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| partOf |
United Nations Conference Building complex
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United Nations Headquarters → |
| primaryFunction |
main deliberative chamber of the United Nations
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venue for major diplomatic debates → venue for plenary sessions of all UN member states → |
| symbolOf |
United Nations
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international cooperation → multilateral diplomacy → |
| usedBy |
United Nations General Assembly
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| usedFor |
annual General Assembly general debate
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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 |
|---|---|
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President of the United Nations General Assembly
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meetsAt |
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United Nations General Assembly
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meetsIn |
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United Nations Plaza
("General Assembly Building")
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near |