Chagall Window - United Nations, NY
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The Chagall Window is located at the east side of the public lobby of the General Assembly Building at the United Nations - New York.
Waymark Code: WMCVZW
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2011
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The public can now view the Chagall Window. It was moved from the Secretariat Building into the lobby of the General Assembly Building. This 15' wide by 12' high stained glass window was created by Marc Chagall in memory of Dag Hammarskjold, the Secretary General of the United nations who died on September 18, 1961 in an airplane crash in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) while on a peacekeeping mission to the Congo.
This freestanding window was unveiled by Secretary General U Thant on 11 September 1964. Marc Chagall wrote the following dedication.
"A tous ceux qui ont servi les buts et principes de la Charte des Nations Unies et pour lesquels Dag Hammarskjöld a donné sa vie"
("To all who served the Purposes and Principles of the United Nations Charter, for which Dag Hammarskjöld gave his life".)
The souvenir sheet contains of six stamps, each rouletted on three sides. It was issued by the United Nations - New York as part of the Art in UN series.
Stamp Issuing Country: United Nations - New York
Date of Issue: November 17, 1967
Denomination: 6 x 6 cents - 36 cents
Color: multicolor
Stamp Type: Multiple (blocks, etc.)
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