Rockefeller Center New York : Architecture Information

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