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Gotham Hotel
The Peninsula New York is a historic luxury hotel at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 55th Street in Manhattan, New York City. Built in 1905 as the Gotham Hotel, the structure was designed by Hiss and Weekes in the neo-classical style. The hotel is part of the Hong Kong–based Peninsula Hotels group, which is owned by Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels (HSH). The facade was made of limestone and granite to complement the neighboring University Club of New York building. The facade of the original hotel is divided into three horizontal sections similar to the components of a column, namely a base, shaft, and capital. A three-story glass penthouse, completed in the 1980s to designs by Stephen B. Jacobs, rises above the original roof and contains the hotel's pool and fitness center. The lower stories contain two restaurants, a lobby, and various other rooms across multiple levels. The hotel originally had 400 guestrooms, although this was downsized in the 1980s to 250 rooms, includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
55th Street (Manhattan)
55th Street is a two-mile-long, one-way street traveling east to west across Midtown Manhattan. Landmarks, east to west Sutton Place South *The route officially begins at Sutton Place South which is on a hill overlooking FDR Drive. *Plaza 400 Apartments, 40-story, 119 m/392 ft apartment building completed in 1967 (north) First Avenue *Terrence Cardinal Cook Building (south) *Church of St. John the Evangelist (south) * Bristol Apartments, 33-story apartment building completed in 1973 Second Avenue *Brevard Apartments, 30-story apartments completed in 1981 *Marymount Manhattan College Dormitory, 48-story, 144 m / 473 ft mixed apartment house and dormitory completed in 2001 (north) Third Avenue *919 Third Avenue, 47-story 188 m / 615 ft building completed in 1971 (north) * P. J. Clarke's, antique tavern known for holding its own and remaining intact despite attempts to destroy it for 919 Third. (north) Lexington Avenue * Central Synagogue *DLT Entertainment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
