US$25 mln spent on UN art dome
20/11/2008 11:57
The newly renovated Room XX is pictured after the unveiling ceremony at the
European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva on November 18,2008.
Spanish artist Miguel Barcelo was commissioned by the Foundation ONUART on the
sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to undertake
the painting of the ceiling, the most extensive work of art in the history of
the United Nations at the venue for the Human Rights Council. Barcelo used over
one hundred tones of paint with pigments from all corners of the globe on the
enormous 1500 metres squared dome. The complete renovations to Room XX cost
approximately 20 million Euros (US$25 million) -Xinhua/Reuters
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