United Nations : the story behind the headquarters of the world

The headquarters of the United Nations is one of the world's best-known buildings – and perhaps the most important. The building is located in Manhattan, on the site of a former slaughterhouse. Architectural writer Mark Isitt has, together with photographer Åke E:son Lindman, gained unique access to this masterpiece of a building. In addition to the Security Council assembly room and the gleaming General Assembly, everything has been documented from Ban Ki-moon's office on the