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mattbellTwo weeks ago, I spent over 2 hours on top of Rockefeller Center, noticing every detail I could. I found I did not get bored at all. The amount of information that can be seen from up there is just incredible. For example, well into my stay up there, I noticed the patterns made by the window blinds on a nearby office building -- some leaseholders had employees that liked to shut out the outside world much more than others. I watched the city transform completely from late afternoon to night.
Rockefeller Center and the Empire State Building are the two major places you can get a super-high-up view of New York. While the Empire State Building is higher, Rockefeller Center has one advantage -- you can see the Empire State Building from it!
Back in the 1880s, when they put up the Eiffel Tower is Paris, it was actually a very controversial structure. Many considered it an eyesore, a giant modern-industrial steel monstrosity. It was once said that the only place in town that you could escape seeing it was when you were standing on it.
This is the closest I got to seeing Times Square, which is just fine with me.
The two women on the left are taking photos of their fingers pinching the Empire State building. Their friend thought it was funny. So did I.
The crowd of sunset-watchers.
The "yes, we were actually here, here's the proof" photos:
Rockefeller Center and the Empire State Building are the two major places you can get a super-high-up view of New York. While the Empire State Building is higher, Rockefeller Center has one advantage -- you can see the Empire State Building from it!
Back in the 1880s, when they put up the Eiffel Tower is Paris, it was actually a very controversial structure. Many considered it an eyesore, a giant modern-industrial steel monstrosity. It was once said that the only place in town that you could escape seeing it was when you were standing on it.
This is the closest I got to seeing Times Square, which is just fine with me.
The two women on the left are taking photos of their fingers pinching the Empire State building. Their friend thought it was funny. So did I.
The crowd of sunset-watchers.
The "yes, we were actually here, here's the proof" photos:
