Rockefeller Center
5th - 7th Avenue; 47th - 51st Street, Midtown, New York
1932-40
Raymond Hood, Architect


New York photo: Andrew McRae, 2007

Apart from the history of these 21 buildings, and the strong public realm, two things stand out for me: the beautiful ice rink - Outdoor Plaza in winter - where my wife and I had cocktails and the supreme luxury of the Rainbow Rooms at the very top (where we also enjoyed cocktails) looking out over New York. You can dance away at the top of one of the highest skyscrapers in the city.


New York photo: Andrew McRae, 2007

Down at street level is Radio City Music Hall:


Rockefeller Center - Radio City, Photo © Tim Collins



RCA Building - now GE Building
30 Rockefeller Plaza (Fifth Avenue at 49th Street), New York
1934
Raymond Hood et al
RCA : first Rockefeller Center building

Ten Key New York buildings (chronological):

1. Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, New York
Frederic Bartholdi
2. Flatiron Building
Daniel Burnham, Architect
3. Pennsylvania Station
McKim, Mead & White, Architects
4. Chrysler Building
William Van Alen, Architect
5. Empire State Building
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, Architects
6. Rockefeller Center
Raymond Hood, Architect
7. Guggenheim Museum
Frank Lloyd Wright Architects
8. Seagram Building
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Architect
Another building by Mies van der Rohe is the Barcelona Pavilion
9. TWA Building, New York Airport
Eero Saarinen, Architect
10. Whitney Museum
Marcel Breuer, Architect

New York Skyscraper

Rockefeller Guest House
242 East 52nd Street, New York
1949-50
Philip Johnson with Landis Gore and Frederick C. Genz, Architects

New York Architects



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