United Nations Office at Vienna

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The UN headquarters at Vienna, Austria, part of the Vienna International Centre

The United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) is one of the four major office sites of the United Nations[a] where numerous different UN agencies have a joint presence. The office complex is located in Vienna, the capital of Austria, and is part of the Vienna International Centre, a cluster of several major international organizations. UNOV was established on 1 January 1980, and was the third such complex to be created.[1]

Constituent agencies[edit]

Headquartered at Vienna:

Presence at Vienna:

Visits[edit]

Daily guided tours of the office are provided.[2][3]

Cultural works[edit]

"Persian Scholars Pavilion" at UNOV, donated by Iran

The courtyards and corridors of the United Nations Office at Vienna are adorned with many works or art.

Persian Scholar Pavilion

In June 2009 Iran donated a pavilion to the United Nations Office in Vienna, which located in the central Memorial Plaza of the Vienna International Centre.[4] The Persian Scholars Pavilion at UNOV features statues of four prominent Persian figures. Highlighting Persian architectural features, the pavilion is adorned with Persian art forms and includes the statues of renowned Persian scientists Avicenna, Abu Rayhan Biruni, Zakariya Razi (Rhazes) and Omar Khayyam.[5][6]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ New York City, Geneva, Nairobi and Vienna

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Welcome to the United Nations Office at Vienna!". United Nations Office at Vienna. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  2. ^ iris.schaechter. "Visit the United Nations". unvienna.org.
  3. ^ "Vienna International Centre (VIC)". unvienna.org.
  4. ^ UNIS. "Monument to Be Inaugurated at the Vienna International Centre, 'Scholars Pavilion' donated to International Organizations in Vienna by Iran". unvienna.org.
  5. ^ "Permanent mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations office - Vienna". mfa.ir.
  6. ^ Mir Masood Hosseini. "Negareh: Persian Scholars Pavilion at United Nations Vienna, Austria". parseed.ir.

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Coordinates: 48°14′5″N 16°25′1″E / 48.23472°N 16.41694°E / 48.23472; 16.41694