ROCKEFELLER CENTER


Meaning of ROCKEFELLER CENTER in English

Complex of 14 limestone skyscrapers set amid a series of outdoor spaces on a 12-acre (5-hectare) site, built between 1929 and 1940 in midtown Manhattan.

It was designed by a team of architects headed by Henry Hofmeister, H. W. Corbett, Raymond Hood , and Wallace K. Harrison. Wood veneering, mural painting, mosaics, sculpture, metalwork, and other allied arts were integrated with the architecture. Radio City Music Hall (1932) is noted for its Art Deco interior.

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