United Nations Headquarters Location (1946)
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After WWII, the newly formed UN needed a permanent home. Multiple cities competed. John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s donation of $8.5 million to buy Manhattan land sealed the deal for New York.
New York City
1946
year
Manhattan East Side
location
Rockefeller land donation, global city
key advantage
Chosen — UN HQ opened 1952
outcome
Philadelphia
1946
year
Independence Hall area
location
Symbolic — birthplace of American democracy
key advantage
Not chosen
outcome
San Francisco
1946
year
Pacific coast
location
Where the UN Charter was signed
key advantage
Not chosen — too far from Europe
outcome
Geneva
1946
year
Switzerland
location
Hosted League of Nations, neutral country
key advantage
Became European HQ instead
outcome
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