Headquarters of the United Nations and west portion of Queensboro Bridge seen from an NYC Ferry on the East River. East shore of northern part of Midtown Manhattan in between, with a bit of Roosevelt Island visible at right.‹›
Headquarters of the United Nations

Le Corbusier, Oscar Niemeyer

Exterior · New York City, United States · 1952

Photo: Joe Mabel · Taken on 7 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 6000×4000

Headquarters of the United Nations and west portion of Queensboro Bridge seen from an NYC Ferry on the East River. East shore of northern part of Midtown Manhattan in between, with a bit of Roosevelt Island visible at right.

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