Rockefeller Center - Plaza

Das Rockefeller Center ist ein Gebäudekomplex in New York City. Dieser erstreckt sich über drei Straßenblocks und besteht aus insgesamt 21 Hochhäusern. Teil des Komplexes ist das GE Building. Mit einer Höhe von 259 Metern und insgesamt 70 Stockwerken ist es das höchste Gebäude des Rockefeller Centers.

Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres (89,000 m2) between 48th and 51st streets in New York City. Built by the Rockefeller family, it is located in the center of Midtown Manhattan, spanning between Fifth Avenue and Seventh Avenue. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987. It is the largest privately held complex of its kind in the world, and an international symbol of modernist architectural style blended with capitalism.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockefeller_Center

At street level, the plaza has about 200 flagpoles. At varying intervals, the flags of United Nations member countries, the flags of United States states and territories, or various decorative and seasonal flags are flown; during U.S. holidays, every flagpole carries the Flag of the United States.    weiter ...