New York and the Rockefeller Center Gabrielyan Gayane
New York New York exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment. New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world.
New York City consists of five boroughs. Brooklyn Queens Manhattan the Bronx and Staten Island New York is the most densely populated major city in the United States. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world.
Country: United States of America Population: 8,405,837 United States of AmericaUnited States of America Country New- York New-York was named New Amsterdam in The city and its surroundings came under English control in New York served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until It has been the country's largest city since 1790.
the Rockefeller Center Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres (89,000 m 2 ) between 48th and 51st streets in New York City, United States. It is located in the center of Midtown Manhattan, spanning the area between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987commercialNew York CityUnited StatesMidtown ManhattanFifth AvenueSixth AvenueNational Historic Landmark
ArchitectRaymond Hood LocationMidtown ManhattanMidtown Manhattan, New York City, NYNew York CityNY Coordinates40°45′31″N73°58′45″ WCoordinates40°45′31″N73°58′45″ WCoordinates: 40°45′ 31″N 73°58′45″W40°45′ 31″N 73°58′45″W Area22 acres (8.8 ha) Built1930–1939
History The Rockefeller Center was named after John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who leased the space from Columbia University in Rockefeller initially planned a syndicate to build an opera house for the Metropolitan Opera on the site, but changed plans after the stock market crash of 1929.
It was the largest private building project ever undertaken in modern times. Construction of the 14 buildings in the Art Deco style (without the original opera house proposal) began on May 17, 1930, and completed in Principal builder and "managing agent" for the massive project was John R. Todd. The construction of the project employed over 40,000 people.
Center art Rockefeller Center represents a turning point in the history of architectural sculpture: it is among the last major building projects in the United States to incorporate a program of integrated public art. Some 200 flagpoles line the plaza at street level
"I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty. I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is the servant of the people and not their master. ….” In 1962, the center management placed a plaque at the plaza with a list of principles in which John D. Rockefeller, Jr.believed: John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
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