GE Building at Rockefeller Center

The GE Building at night

Close-up against the night sky

At night, from the ground

View from 'Top of the Rock' at dusk

The GE Building is a slim gothic skyscraper and the focal point at the Rockefeller Center. At 850 ft (259 m) with 70 floors, it is the 7th tallest building in New York City, New York and the 30th tallest in the United States. The GE Building was built in 1933 and was originally called the RCA Building. Its name was officially changed in 1988, two years after General Electric (GE) acquired RCA. Download high resolution version (605x900, 139 KB)Large version, by mdoege@compuserve. ... Download high resolution version (605x900, 139 KB)Large version, by mdoege@compuserve. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1023x1356, 733 KB) Summary The GE Building at night. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1023x1356, 733 KB) Summary The GE Building at night. ... Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 757 KB)Photographed by user:Geographer with time stamp removal by user:Jleon. ... Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 757 KB)Photographed by user:Geographer with time stamp removal by user:Jleon. ... In film, a close-up is a shot that is closely zoomed in on a person or object. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (512x768, 52 KB)A picture I took of the Rockefeller Center one night in July of 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (512x768, 52 KB)A picture I took of the Rockefeller Center one night in July of 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (4889x1111, 1813 KB) Panoramic image looking south from the upper deck of the Top of the Rock observation deck on Rockefeller Center. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (4889x1111, 1813 KB) Panoramic image looking south from the upper deck of the Top of the Rock observation deck on Rockefeller Center. ... See also Gothic art. ... Taipei 101, considered the worlds tallest skyscraper. ... Lower Plaza at Rockefeller Center. ... A hardwood floor (parquetry) is a popular feature in many houses. ... Building is either the act of creating an object assembled from more than one element, or the object itself; see also construction. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... For other uses, see RCA (disambiguation). ... The General Electric Company, or GE (NYSE: GE) is a multinational technology and services company. ...

The GE Building is one of the most famous and recognized skyscrapers in New York. The frieze above the main entrance was executed by Lee Lawrie and depicts Wisdom, along with a slogan that reads "Wisdom and Knowledge shall be the stability of thy times". The vertical detailing of the building's austere Art Deco facade is integrated with a slim, functionally expressive form. Now, the exterior is recognized for the big GE letters on the very top and its famous marquee at the building's entrance often seen on TV shows such as Seinfeld. Unlike most other tall Art-Deco buildings constructed in the 1930's, the GE Building has no spire on its roof. Grill work from Education Building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Lee Oscar Lawrie (October 16, 1877 - January 23, 1963) was one of Americas foremost architectural sculptors and a key figure in the American art scene preceding World War II. His work includes the details on the Capitol building in Lincoln, Nebraska and... Asheville City Hall. ... Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. ... Seinfeld was an American television sitcom set in New York City which ran from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998. ... The Art Deco spire of the Chrysler Building, built 1928-1930, commemorated on a US stamp Art Deco (French: Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes) was an early twentieth century movement in the decorative arts, that also grew in influence to affect architecture, fashion and the visual...

It is also well known for housing the headquarters and most of the New York studios of NBC, which is owned by GE. They include the largest, Studio 8H, the home of Saturday Night Live. 8H was once the largest radio studio in the world, and after its conversion to TV served as home to the NBC Symphony, conducted by Arturo Toscanini. The Tonight Show was also taped at the GE Building from the early Jack Paar years until 1972, when the show moved to Burbank. (WNBC-TV's main news studio now occupies the former Tonight space). During its run, Rosie O'Donnell broadcast her syndicated talk show from the building. For other uses, see NBC (disambiguation). ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast by NBC nearly every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. ... Arturo Toscanini was featured on the cover of Time magazine on April 26, 1948 Arturo Toscanini (March 25, 1867 – January 16, 1957) was considered by many of his contemporaries — critics, fellow musicians, and the public alike — as the greatest conductor of his era. ... The Tonight Show is NBCs long-running late-night talk and variety show, currently hosted by Jay Leno in Burbank, CA (near Los Angeles). ... Jack Parr circa 1950 Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American radio and television talk show host. ... WNBC-TV, NBC4 is the flagship TV station of the NBC television network, with studios located in Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. ... Rosie ODonnell (on right) and life-partner Kelli Carpenter-ODonnell speaking after their legal union on February 26, 2004 in San Francisco. ... ...

The top floor of the building is an event room and restaurant named the Rainbow Room which was just recently reopened to the public. When under construction in 1932, is where the famous photo Lunchtime atop a skyscraper was taken. The Rainbow Room is a well-known upscale restaurant on the sixty-fifth floor of the GE Building in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. ... Cranes are essential in large construction projects, such as this skyscraper In project architecture and civil engineering, construction is the building or assembly of any infrastructure. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on Friday. ...

Below the GE Building is a shopping concourse. One of the first escalators provided access to the small shopping mall from the lobby. The open lobby was the first of its time and rich materials, reduced black and beige ornamental scheme is enhanced by dramatic lighting. Granite covers the building base to a height of 4 ft (1.2 m), and the shaft has a refined facade of Indiana limestone with aluminum spandrel panels. Escalators at Westminster tube station, London An escalator is a conveyor transport device for transporting people, consisting of a staircase whose steps move up or down on tracks that keep the surfaces of the individual steps horizontal. ... The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota — the third-largest in the world. ... A lobby can be: An entryway or waiting area, such as a foyer, from the Latin word lobium, or vestibule. ... Architect lamps Dark lighting in a concert hall allow laser effects to be visible In the 2005 Classical Spectacular performance, a state-of-the-art lighting system was used to accompany the music Lighting refers to the devices or techniques used for illumination, usually referring to artificial light sources such... Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 38th 94,321 km² 225 km 435 km 1. ... Limey shale overlaid by limestone. ... Aluminum is a soft and lightweight metal with a dull silvery appearance, due to a thin layer of oxidation that forms quickly when it is exposed to air. ...

The observation deck atop the skyscraper dubbed "Top of the Rock" reopened to the public on 1 November 2005, after undergoing a $75 million renovation. It had been closed since 1986 to accommodate for the renovation of the Rainbow Room. The deck, which is built to resemble the deck of a cruise ship, offers sightseers a bird's eye view of the city, competing with the 86th floor observatory of the Empire State Building. In architecture, a deck is a constructed flat surface capable of supporting weight, similar to a floor but typically constructed outdoors and usually (though not always) connected to a building. ... The Empire State Building, a 102-story contemporary Art Deco style building in New York City, was designed by Shreve, Lamb and Harmon and finished in 1931. ...

In 1985 the GE Building was given official landmark status. Some of its nicknames include The Slab and 30 Rock. This article is about the year. ... For the legal term denoting a ruling or law of great import, see landmark case For the former Las Vegas hotel and casino, see The Landmark Hotel and Casino. ...

Its official address is 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112

NBC Studios productions in the GE Building

• NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
• Dateline NBC
• NBC Sports
• WNBC Channel 4 (the network's flagship station)
• Saturday Night Live
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien

(*The Today Show has been produced at a ground-level windowed studio across 49th Street from the GE Building since the mid-1990s; it was previously broadcast from inside the skyscraper) Current anchor Brian Williams on NBC Nightly News in 2005. ... Brian Williams is the name of several noteworthy people: Brian Williams is a journalist and news anchor for the United States. ... Dateline NBC (sometimes called just Dateline) is a US weekly television newsmagazine broadcast by NBC similar to ABCs 20/20 or CBSs 60 Minutes. ... NBC Sports logo NBC Sports is a division of the National Broadcasting Company, responsible for the televising of many sports events on the network. ... WNBC-TV, NBC4 is the flagship TV station of the NBC television network, with studios located in Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. ... Channel, in communications (sometimes called communications channel), refers to the medium through which information is transmitted from a sender (or transmitter) to a receiver. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast by NBC nearly every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. ... Late Night with Conan OBrien is an American late night television talk show on NBC featuring varied comedic material and celebrity interviews. ... Conan OBrien Conan Christopher O’Brien (born April 18, 1963) is a comedian best known as host of NBCs late-night talk show/variety show Late Night with Conan O’Brien. ... Today (commonly referred to as The Today Show) is a morning news and talk show airing on the NBC television network in the United States. ...

See also

• Original General Electric Building (1931, built as RCA Victor Bldg)
• Buildings and architecture of New York City
• 50 Tallest buildings in the U.S.
• Tallest buildings in New York City
• List of Skyscrapers
• World's tallest structures

General Electric Building The General Electric Building is the historic skyscraper in downtown New York City at 570 Lexington Avenue (southwest corner of Lexington and 51st Street). ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005. ... 1. ... New York City has the most skyscrapers in the world with 47 buildings taller than 200 meters and 2 taller than 300 meters. ... Woolworth building These are lists of skyscrapers, ranked by: structural height (vertical elevation from the base to the highest architectural or integral structural element of the building). ... The CN Tower is the tallest free-standing structure on land in the world Ostankino Tower in Moscow has been the tallest free-standing structure in Eurasia since 1967. ...

Reference

• Roussel, Christine, The Art of Rockefeller Center, New York ; W.W. Norton & Company, 2006 ISBN 0-393-06082-9

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