Some of the features in the UNHQ New York Compound
Some of the features in the UNHQ New York Compound
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Recently I had a couple of meetings in the Secretariat building in the United Nations in NYC, and between meetings, I had some free time so I took a few shots of some of the pieces in the compound which have been donated by the member state countries.
I start with this shot of the Pistol with the knot in the Barrel, which if anyone has done a tour of the United Nations most likely has seen, it was donated by the Luxembourg Government and is called the Non-Violence Sculpture.
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And this visitors most likely have seen as well as it is near the entrance, it is titled Sphere within a sphere and was donated by Italy.
If you do the tour you will also see other art pieces and donations from various countries but for this post, I will focus on some that are in the grounds of the United Nations, the first two many will have seen, the next ones perhaps not so many have seen.
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And this is a piece i have shared before titled Let us beat our swords into Ploughshares, which was donated by the Soviet Union,
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And this piece I guess many will guess what it is and who it was donated by, but lets see,
What do you think this is and which Country was it donated by?
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Update
I did some more searching and here is what I found
Centenary Tripod
China presented the Centenary Tripod to the UN on its 50th anniversary in 1995. Cast in bronze, the sculpture is 2.1 meters high and weighs 1.36 metric tons. The tripod is a traditional Chinese utensil that represents stability, tranquillity and peace.
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Also in view in the last shot was this bright and shiny piece, which again I am not sure at the moment who it is from so even though I do have more shots of the pieces on display, I need to do more research and see if I can find out a bit about them so I will finish this off and share it tonight and in the future share another post or two in the Gardens here.
Update this last piece is ROOTS AND TIES FOR PEACE donated by Brazil
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Very interesting pieces... and very varied too!
The piece that looks like a pot (with the Beat the swords piece behind; and also the last photo) looks like from the Orient - the characters seen in the final photo (on the base piece) look Chinese (or Japanese/Korean)
I don't read so can't help you there... :) Kinda looks like one of the joss stick holders - wild guess! :)
@ackhoo Yes there is such a variety of Art inthe grounds and for that matter in the buildings
I did find out about the two I didnt know about here is the info onthe big bowl
Centenary Tripod
China presented the Centenary Tripod to the UN on its 50th anniversary in 1995. Cast in bronze, the sculpture is 2.1 meters high and weighs 1.36 metric tons. The tripod is a traditional Chinese utensil that represents stability, tranquillity and peace.
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This is truly amazing pictures my friend 😊
I love the gun statue alot such a great shot.
And second picture looks really cool and weard... Lol
Thank you for sharing this, loved all pictures.
Have a wonderful weekend Jay and much love ❤️🤗❤️
Thanks Kindly my friend, That gun one used to be my Favorite, but there is a new one there that I still have to edit the shots, that is so cool as well, will feature it in another post sometime soon
you to have a wonderful weekend
Those look really nice and that one with the gun is hilarious and almost cartoon like with a powerful message behind it!
@zen-art Thanks yes that gun does send a powerful message id used to be my favorite one there but now it comes second but that's for another post
WOAH! I’m not even sure which of these I like the best. They are all so magnificent. I love that you can transport me to a place like this through your pictures. Such beautiful sculptures. Thank you for loving photography and having a gift. Most of all, thank you for sharing it with us.
@topkpop Awww that is so kind of you to say as you know its a hobby that relaxes me
and there are more to come from there :)
These shots are freakin awesome! nice one @tattoodjay!!
@iammegankylie Thanks I was able to find out more about the two I didnt have info on and updated the post
I have been to NYC a million times because I live only a couple hours away from there or so and I have never seen these while I was in the city, truth be told I'm not even sure where the United Nations building is. It's never been one of my stops during my trips there but it looks like it's worth a visit!
@jonnyla08 Since i work for the Un and am in the compound so often I kind of take them for granted and just realized the other day I should share some shots of them, since many may not get there
The UN complex is on First Ave between 42nd and 45th, and doe have visitors tours which show a lot of the Art donated in the building