LEGO Rockefeller Center - Rockefeller Center Key Facts

FactsaboutRockefellerCenter
Location: .......................... Midtown Manhattan,
New York City, NY
Architect:.......................... Raymond Mathewson Hood
was a senior architect on a
large design team
Style: ................................... Modern, Art Deco
Materials: ......................... Limestone
Construction: ................ Limestone cladding, 4 to 8 inches
thick, fastened to a masonry
backing, which is itself supported
by a structural steel frame
Date: ................................... From 1930 to 1939 ( the original
14 buildings)
Footprint: ......................... 19 commercial buildings covering
22 acres (89,000 m
2
)
Height: ............................... 872 ft. (266 m.) (GE Building)
Stories: .............................. 70 (GE Building)
Rockefeller Center. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
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