Pan American Union Building

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The Pan American Union Building is a historic Beaux-Arts headquarters in Washington, D.C., serving as the main building of the Organization of American States and a symbol of inter-American diplomacy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Beaux-Arts architecture
building
headquarters building
historic building
architect Albert Kelsey
Paul Philippe Cret NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
Neoclassical architecture
category Beaux-Arts architecture in Washington, D.C.
Diplomatic buildings in Washington, D.C.
National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C.
client Pan American Union
completionDate 1910
constructionStart 1908
coordinates 38.8925°N 77.0425°W
country United States of America
formerOccupant Pan American Union
hasFunction administrative offices
conference center
diplomatic meeting venue
hasPart Hall of the Americas
central courtyard
ceremonial halls
formal gardens
heritageDesignation District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites
National Historic Landmark
surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
heritageDesignationAuthority National Park Service
heritageDesignationDate 1969
inception 1910
locatedIn Northwest Washington, D.C.
United States federal district
Washington, D.C.
locatedNear National Mall
Washington Monument
White House
locatedOn Constitution Avenue NW NERFINISHED
openingDate 1910
owner Organization of American States
partOf Organization of American States headquarters
surface form: Organization of American States headquarters complex
servesAs headquarters of the Organization of American States
main building of the Organization of American States
symbolOf Pan-Americanism
inter-American diplomacy
usedFor cultural events
diplomatic receptions
meetings of foreign ministers of the Americas
summits of heads of state of the Americas

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Union of American Republics hasMainOrgan Pan American Union Building
this entity surface form: Pan American Union building
Pan American Union hasPart Pan American Union Building
this entity surface form: OAS General Secretariat building
Pan American Union headquartersBuilding Pan American Union Building
Pan American Union notableBuilding Pan American Union Building
Paul Philippe Cret notableWork Pan American Union Building
this entity surface form: Pan American Union Building landscaping and additions