House of the World Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is the UN General Assembly Hall. The main Headquarters of the United Nations Organization is located on an 18-acre site on the East side of Manhattan, New York. In 1946, John D. Rockefeller Jr. bought the 18 acre plot and donated it to United Nations. This site was then used to build the UN's headquarters. The whole area was converted into international territory and officially does not belong to the United States. The Headquarters consist of four main buildings: the General Assembly building, the Conference Building, the 39-floor Secretariat building, and the Library. The complex was designed by an international team of 11 architects, led by Wallace K. Harrison from the United States.
The photo was scanned and sharpened.

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dragonslayero (3108) 2006-06-20 4:59

Hello Ali Akbar
Nice inside shoot, but I must say the photo looks a bit to yellow.
I am not at the liberty to comment how it is or should be inside this building, I have not been there yet, but I feel there is an overabundance of warm yellow colour here.
In addition it would prparbly do better if you got more of the main hall visible.

What I really like about this photo is the way you have managed to capture the feeling of size. The wall streching up behind the main podium really gives the correct feeling.
Thank you for sharing.

Odd Jarle

Uhu (7434) 2006-06-23 12:56

It is great. And so, this is the place where all this important girls and boys assemble and speak nice speeches about the improvement of the world? Great to feel that someone cares about you, or at least speak about it.