Hotel Attraction was a proposal by architect
Antoni Gaudí for a
skyscraper in
Lower Manhattan,
New York City
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.
History
Commissioned in May 1908, it would have been tall; many believed its futuristic design to be unrealistic for its time.
Little is known about its origin, and the project remained unknown until 1956, when a report by Joan Matamala i Flotats was published, called "When the New World called Gaudí".
The drawings for the Attraction Hotel were proposed as a basis for the rebuilding of
Ground Zero
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in Manhattan. A modified version of the drawings by
Paul Laffoley earned broad media attention. The architect planned to feature a memorial at its base and the
Sphere for Plaza Fountain as center of an observation platform at the top of the hotel.
The hotel was featured in the Fox Broadcasting television show ''
Fringe
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Arts
* Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival, known as "the Fringe"
* Adelaide Fringe, the world's second-largest annual arts festival
* Fringe theatre, a name for alternative theatre
* The Fringe, the ...
''. It was featured in the New York City skyline in the alternate universe.
References
External links
* http://www.gaudi2002.bcn.es/english/noticia/noti89.htm
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Unbuilt buildings and structures in New York City
Antoni Gaudí buildings
Hotels in Manhattan
Proposed skyscrapers in the United States
Lower Manhattan
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