New York

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New York
Rockefeller Center
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John D. Rockefeller jr.

• He was born in 1874 and died in 1960
• He supported building the Center, because of
  that, the Rockefeller Center was named after him
• He was one of the richest Americans at his time

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History of Rockefeller Center

• At first it was planned to be an opera, but in
  1929 the people in charge decided to build a
  center
• The construction took place from 1931 until 1940

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GE Building

• The general electric building is the highest of
  Rockefeller Center and the skycraper is the
  headquarters of NBC
• It is 259 m high and has 70 floors

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The building itself

• It reaches from the 5th and 6th avenue and runs
  over to the 48th to 51st street
• In the Rockefeller Center are different
  restaurants, offices, even two parks and in
  winter a opportunity to go ice-skating
• The lower plaza is famous for the Christmas tree,
  which is placed there and switched on by the US
  president

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About the Radio City

• Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue
  located in New York.
• Its nickname is showplace of the nation
• The building belongs to the Rockefeller Center
  and is 300 meters away from the General Electrics
  Building, the Main building of the Rockefeller
  Center.

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The famous Concert Hall

• MTV video music awards have taken place there
  since 1999
• These Year the Tony Awards, the price for the
  best musicans, was conferd in Radio City.

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History

• The Radio City was built in 1920 and completed in
  1932. At this time it was the largest and most
  opulent theater in the world
• The theater seats 6000 people and after an
  initial slow start it became the single biggest
  tourist destination of the city.