General Electric Building

Summary

General Electric Building is a skyscraper^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (738 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• General Electric Building is located in Manhattan^[3].
• General Electric Building is in the country of United States^[4].
• General Electric Building's instance of is recorded as skyscraper^[5].
• General Electric Building's instance of is recorded as office building^[6].
• General Electric Building's architect is recorded as Cross & Cross^[7].
• General Electric Building's architect is recorded as John Walter Cross^[8].
• General Electric Building's architectural style is recorded as Art Deco architecture^[9].
• General Electric Building's architectural style is recorded as Gothic Revival^[10].
• General Electric Building's Commons category is recorded as General Electric Building (570 Lexington Avenue)^[11].
• 1931 marks the founding of General Electric Building^[12].
• General Electric Building's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 40.757222222222225, 'longitude': -73.9725}^[13].
• General Electric Building's located on street is recorded as Lexington Avenue^[14].
• General Electric Building's significant event is recorded as start of construction^[15].
• General Electric Building's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+50'}^[16].
• General Electric Building's number of elevators is recorded as {'amount': '+11'}^[17].
• General Electric Building's heritage designation is recorded as New York City Landmark^[18].
• General Electric Building's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place^[19].
• General Electric Building's heritage designation is recorded as New York State Register of Historic Places listed place^[20].
• General Electric Building's date of official opening is recorded as 1931^[21].
• General Electric Building's height is recorded as {'amount': '+195'}^[22].

Body

Geography

General Electric Building is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Manhattan^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include skyscraper^[5] and office building^[6]. Heritage statuses include New York City Landmark^[18], National Register of Historic Places listed place^[19], and New York State Register of Historic Places listed place^[20].

History and Context

1931 marks the founding of General Electric Building^[12].

Why It Matters

General Electric Building ranks in the top 7% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (738 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]