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#ViewFromTheView VIEW FROM VIEW W The Vay the Brought to you by MARRIOTTMARQUIS NEW YORK Restaurant & Lounge LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF IT ALL, THE NEW YORK MARRIOTT MARQUIS IS IN THE HEART OF TIMES SQUARE. FOR A FULL VIEW OF THE BIG APPLE, TAKE IN THE SIGHTS OF THE CITY WITH A NEW PERSPECTIVE IN NYC'S ONLY 360 DEGREE REVOLVING RESTAURANT, THE VIEW. LEARN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT ATTRACTIONS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE RESTAURANT: LOCATED IN THE HEART OF TIMES SQUARE DID YOU KNOW... The famous New Year's Eve ball that drops each year for over 1 million people, is visible year-round atop 1 Times Square, the old New York Times headquarters. Times Square was originally called Longacre Square, since it was the heart of the carriage trade in New York, until the New York Times moved its headquarters to the area in 1904. The Times left this building in 1913 and moved to West 43rd Street off of Broadway. Times Square is sometimes called "The Crossroads of the World." Broadway is sometimes called "the Great White Way." CARNEGIE HALL TOWER 152 152 Passenger Ship Terminal 57 57 The New York Passenger Ship Terminal, commonly known as the Manhattan Cruise Terminal, is one of two major cruise terminals in the area. Carnegie Hall Tower The terminal has also been call "Luxury Liner Row" because of the large number of famous liners that once docked here, such as the Queen Mary, the Queen Elizabeth, LOCATED NEXT DOOR TO ITS the Normandie and the United States. HISTORIC NAMESAKE, CARNEGIE HALL TOWER IS 50 FEET WIDE AND During World War II, the Queen Mary docked at the terminal and departed from Pier 90 with over 16,000 troops on board. 60 STORIES TALL. THE TOWER WAS BUILT IN AN ARCHITECTURAL STYLE IN The pyramid at the top of the building is HARMONY WITH THE LANDMARKED not visible from the street, but from above, HALL. IT IS ONE OF THREE TALL you can see it light up the night sky. BUILDINGS THAT SURROUND CARNEGIE, ALONG WITH THE The entire complex is built on the site of the third (1925 - 1968) Madison Square METROPOLITAN TOWER AND CITY WORLD WIDE PLAZA Garden, which moved to its current SPIRE. location 17 blocks south on Eighth Avenue. THE ARCHITECT, CESAR PELLI, WAS RECOGNIZED WITH AN HONOR World Wide Plaza is actually three separate buildings. One is an office building, while the other two are residential FROM THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS IN 1994. INTREPID AIR, SEA & SPACE MUSEUM Launched in 1943, the USS Intrepid fought in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. It was also a NASA recovery ship in the 1960's. It was decommissioned in 1974 and became the centerpiece of the museum. The Museum is dedicated to the interpretation and exhibition of the history, science and service of the air force services. Also on display is the prototype space shuttle, Enterprise, and a British Airways Concorde jet. NBC COMCAST BUILDING SINCE 1933, NBC HAS BEEN LOCATED AT 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA. SHOWS THAT ARE PRODUCED THERE INCLUDE: THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON, THE LATE SHOW WITH SETH MEYERS, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE AND NBC NEWS. THE TODAY SHOW IS BROADCAST FROM ACROSS 49TH STREET AT 10 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA. FROM THE TOP OF THE ROCK OBSERVATION DECK, YOU GETA 360 ROCKEFELLER CENTER DEGREE VIEW OF THE CITY, AS WELL AS A VIEW OF THE ROOF GARDENS ON THE BRITISH EMPIRE BUILDING AND LA Built during the depths of the Depression, the original Rockefeller Center was completed in 1940. It employed over 75,000 people during MAISON FRANCAISE. construction. THE TOP OF THE ROCK IS THE SITE OF ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC Rock Center currently comprises 15 buildings, most of which are in the Art-Deco style that features statues, murals, carvings, fountains and gardens. The Center also includes the largest theater in the world - Radio City Music Hall. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE 20TH CENTURY - A GROUP OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS EATING LUNCH ON A BEAM, DANGLING THEIR FEET 70 STORIES ABOVE THE Downstairs, an underground concourse connects all of the buildings, plus others, as well at the 6th Avenue Subway. STREET. 570 Lexington Ave. Colanbia Unioersitý CHRYSLER BUILDING Walter Chrysler had architect William Van Alen add features inspired by Chrysler's automobile designs, including eagle hood ornaments and hub caps. This building was originally built for RCA Victor, but was turned over to General Electric in 1933 when RCA moved to Rockefeller Center. The elaborate Gothic style crown with lightning bolt motifs is intended to represent radio waves. At night, the crown is lit, giving the appearance of a torch. (The two The Chrysler Building was the tallest building in the world when completed, but was overtaken in less than a year by the Empire State Building. Currently, it's the third tallest building in New York City. sculptures at the elevator lobby on The View's 48th floor are based on designs from the crown.) The spire was constructed inside the building and pushed out through the roof, as part of a building competition with the Bank of New York Building on Wall Street. Rumor has it that Chrysler installed a bathroom at the top of the spire. In 1974, General Electric moved to its headquarters in Connecticut, and in 1999 gave the building to Columbia University. 4 TIMES SQUARE THE NEW YORK TIMES BUILDING Completed in 2007, this building was designed to reflect the changing media landscape by emphasizing transparency and openness, which is meant to support the importance of a free press. 4 Times Square, also known as the Condé Nast Building, houses the NASDAQ market site, New York's largest law firm, Condé Nast Publications and H&M. When Lady Gaga came to the grand opening of H&M here in 2013. the store stayed open for 24 hours straight. This is The New York Times' seventh building in the city since its founding in 1851. 4 Times Square was the nation's first green skyscraper. This building was the first of its size to adopt energy conservation systems significantly greater than the standard. The lobby of the building has a large garden and an art installation that is accessible to the public. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD'S MOST EACH YEAR, A FEW HUNDRED PEOPLE FAMOUS SKYSCRAPER IS A TELEVISION COMPETE IN A RACE UP THE STAIRS FROM ANTENNA THAT IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING THE LOBBY TO THE OBSERVATION DECK, 86 AN ESTIMATED 100 TIMES A YEAR. THAT FLOORS ABOVE. THE RECORD TIME IS 09:33. WAS BEFORE KING KONG CLIMBED TO THE TOP. THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING HAS ITS OWN ZIP CODE WITHIN NEW YORK CITY - 10118. HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE VIEW? Share your favorite #ViewFromTheView with us! 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