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Top of the rock observatory
Author(s) -
Merkel Jayne
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.276
Subject(s) - sander , archipelago , observatory , surprise , skyline , art history , archaeology , deck , history , geology , engineering , sociology , oceanography , mechanical engineering , physics , communication , astrophysics
Smack dab in the middle of the famous cluster of Manhattan towers, a new tri‐level, indoor‐outdoor observation deck on top of the tallest building in Rockefeller Center (the ge Building) brings visitors close to the surrounding pinnacles with overviews of the New York archipelago. One surprise, as Jayne Merkel explains, is that this sensational tourist site, with a glittery, spiralling, three‐storey entrance, was designed by Michael Gabellini, the New York architect known for pristine boutiques in elegant old buildings, such as the Jil Sander store in the former Royal Bank of Scotland on London's Saville Row. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.