The headquarters of the Magical Congress of the United States of America were located in the Woolworth Building, New York, New York.[1]
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The building that housed the Magical Congress of the United States of America was about as imposing as Gringotts bank. It was vast and grand, covered in gold, emerald, maroon and black. Swarming with witches and wizards on magical business. It was the American equivalent of the Ministry of Magic, and had similar levels of ominous grandeur.[2]
In the 1920s, MACUSA's main hall within the Woolworth Building was several hundred feet tall, filled with light and featuring black and gold accents. It contained a large Magical Exposure Threat Level Measurer above the front staircase along with a magical portrait of President of the Magical Congress of the United States of America Seraphina Picquery. High in the air was a giant dial with multiple clock-like faces and hands pointing to the present threat-level to the secrecy of the wizarding world.
When Newt Scamander first visited MACUSA in 1926, busy witches, wizards, and owls were bustling about the lobby, and a house-elf was shining wands with a wand polishing machine. Various exposed, black coloured elevators with golden grilles transported the wizards up and down the hundreds of levels.
At the centre of the main room was a monument with four columns featuring phoenix statues. In the middle was a group of statues commemorating those who died in the Salem Witch Trials. Under the monument were four Latin words — "Integritas, Unitas, Virtus, Magia" ("Integrity, Unity, Valour, and Magic").[3]
Around the exterior of the hall were desks and columns topped with statues of the original twelve Aurors.
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- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (First appearance)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
- Pottermore
- Harry Potter (website)
- LEGO Dimensions