New York City Building from 1939 World’s Fair

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The New York City Building from the 1939 World’s Fair is a historic exhibition structure in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park that later served as the temporary home of the United Nations and now houses the Queens Museum.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World’s Fair pavilion ⓘ
exhibition building ⓘ
historic building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs New York City Pavilion ⓘ
Queens Museum building ⓘ
linked to: Queens Museum
architecturalStyle Modernist architecture ⓘ
borough Queens ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Queens, New York ⓘ
Former United Nations headquarters ⓘ
World’s fair architecture ⓘ
city New York City ⓘ
constructedFor 1939 New York World’s Fair ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
currentTenant Queens Museum ⓘ
hasExhibit Panorama of the City of New York ⓘ
hasFunction exhibition space ⓘ
international organization headquarters ⓘ
museum building ⓘ
hasRoleIn cultural life of Queens ⓘ
history of the United Nations ⓘ
heritageStatus historic structure ⓘ
houses Queens Museum ⓘ
locatedIn Flushing Meadows–Corona Park ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
Queens ⓘ
locatedInPark Flushing Meadows–Corona Park ⓘ
notableFor continuous use since the 1939 World’s Fair ⓘ
housing the Panorama of the City of New York ⓘ
role as temporary home of the United Nations ⓘ
openedIn 1939 ⓘ
operator Queens Museum ⓘ
owner City of New York ⓘ
linked to: New York City
partOf Flushing Meadows–Corona Park historic fairgrounds ⓘ
region Queens, New York ⓘ
linked to: Queens
subsequentUse art museum ⓘ
municipal exhibition space ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century architecture in New York City ⓘ
usedAs temporary headquarters of the United Nations ⓘ
usedBy United Nations ⓘ
usedDuring 1939–1940 New York World’s Fair ⓘ
usedFor art displays ⓘ
community programs ⓘ
public exhibitions ⓘ
useEndDate 1950 ⓘ
useStartDate 1946 ⓘ

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Queens Museum → occupiesFormer → New York City Building from 1939 World’s Fair ⓘ
Queens Museum → occupiesFormer → New York City Building from 1964–1965 World’s Fair ⓘ
linked to: New York City Building from 1939 World’s Fair