Editing Trygve Lie (section)

==Legacy==
Some scholars rank him at the bottom of all UN secretaries-general; one who "presided over a long list of diplomatic failures, tarnished the UN, and accomplished very little".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jul/22/ban-ki-moon-secretary-general-un| location=[[London]]| work=The Guardian| first1=Ewen| last1=MacAskill| title=Disquiet grows over performance of Ban Ki-moon, UN's 'invisible man'| date=22 July 2010}}</ref> On the other hand, some scholars argue that Trygve Lie built the United Nations organisation from nothing, with the organization establishing a physical presence in a huge office building in New York, after having started in a small temporary office on Long Island.<ref name="Ravndal"/> This included leading the UN response to a number of challenging post–World War II conflicts and issues related to the wider [[Cold War]]. As the first secretary-general of the UN, Lie would have a pivotal role in first helping shape that position as well as of the wider role of the UN.<ref name="Ravndal"/>

"Trygve Lie's Square" is located in [[Furuset]] center in Oslo. In the square stands the bronze statue of Trygve Lie, which was created by the Norwegian artist Nicolaus Widerberg and erected in 1994.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gallerihaaken.com/kunstnere/nico-widerberg |title=Nicolaus Widerberg |website=Galleri Haaken, Oslo |language=nb-NO |access-date=30 January 2018}}</ref> [[Trygve Lie Gallery]] and [[Trygve Lie Plaza]] are both located in New York City.