350 Fifth Avenue, completed in 1931, 102 storeys tall. Our ears actually popped while we were riding the lift up to the 96th (I think) floor and they popped again on the way down.
the lobby
the mural facing the entrance in more detail
with its restored grand ceiling with its cosmic gold murals
the floor
the marble walls
the lift doors
detail in one of the upper floors, where we waited for the second lift to take us to the top
the lights above the counter in the shop
another light in one of the corridors
looking down to the ground floor.
and now some views of Manhattan from the top, photographs taken by Ken
the skyscrapers of the financial district in the distance
fantastic golden roof
the Chrysler building
same view but with a bit of zoom
these buildings are so tall that some times you never get to see their whole structure
or the roofs
the Bank of America Tower and Bryant Park
the skyscrapers surrounding Bryant Park again
Macy's advertising itself
did you see King Kong...??? xixi
ReplyDeleteΦοβερή Θέα όμως!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Το Άγαλμα είναι σε νησάκι;;; Δεν το ήξερα...νόμιζα πως ήταν σε κάποιο μόλο
ReplyDeleteI am afraid we did not manage to see King Kong Tatiana, hihihi!!! When we got to the top it was the film 'Sleepless in Seattle' that I thought of. I don't know if you remember but this is where they decide to meet and almost miss each other.
DeleteAs for the views, yes, they are fantastic. Given the way I feel about heights however, I did not go to the edge, but kept in the middle. Ken very kindly agreed to take photographs for me.
The statue is in the middle of an island, as you can see in the photograph. We also took a ferry to one of the islands, Staten Island and we got quite close to it - there is a photograph in my blog taken from the ferry, it is in one of the 'snapshot' posts, don't remember which one. Ken wanted to go to the statue but then he changed his mind, and as I was not very keen, we did not go.