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Rockefeller Center
Complex of Art Deco skyscrapers in Midtown Manhattan, built in the 1930s on the initiative of John D. Rockefeller Jr. Its core is the Lower Plaza, presided over by Paul Manship's golden statue of Prometheus, which hosts the ice rink in winter and the great tree at Christmas. The building at 30 Rockefeller Plaza houses the Top of the Rock observation deck, with views of the Empire State Building and Central Park.
Add it to your trip on Wanloria →Things to do at Rockefeller Center: 3 missions
- Go up Top of the Rock and find the Empire StateGo up to the observation deck at 30 Rockefeller Plaza and look for the Empire State Building and the green rectangle of Central Park.
- Walk the complex, paying attention to the Art DecoWalk along the Channel Gardens to the plaza and look at the reliefs and the vertical lines of the façades of the original buildings.
- Photograph Prometheus on the Lower PlazaGo down to the sunken plaza and frame the golden statue of Prometheus with the skyscrapers behind. Notice the flags around the plaza.
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Frequently asked questions
How much time do you need for Rockefeller Center?
Allow about 2 h for the visit.
What is there to do at Rockefeller Center?
Go up Top of the Rock and find the Empire State, Walk the complex, paying attention to the Art Deco and Photograph Prometheus on the Lower Plaza.
What is there to see near Rockefeller Center?
Radio City Music Hall (102 m), St. Patrick's Cathedral (205 m) and MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) (336 m).
Source: Web oficial - Rockefeller Center