Rockefeller Center
mixed-use building complex in New York City, New York, USA
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Rockefeller Center is a building complex[1]. It ranks in the top 0.5% of building complex entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,961 views/month, #2 of 402).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Twenty-five Year Award[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Manhattan[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Instance of: shopping center[6], mixed-use development[7], tower block[8], tourist attraction[9]
- Architect: Raymond Hood[10], Wallace Harrison[11]
- Commissioned by: John D. Rockefeller Jr.[12]
- Owned by: Mitsubishi Estate[13], Tishman Speyer[14]
- Named after: John D. Rockefeller Jr.[15]
- Architectural style: modern architecture[16], Art Deco architecture[17]
- Main building contractor: Tishman Speyer[18]
- Location: Midtown Manhattan[19]
- Postal code: 10112[20], 10020[21], 10111[22]
- Commons category: Rockefeller Center[23]
- Has part(s): 30 Rockefeller Plaza[24], International Building[25], Radio City Music Hall[26], 75 Rockefeller Plaza[27], Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree[28], 50 Rockefeller Plaza[29], La Maison Française[30], British Empire Building[31], Palazzo d'Italia[32], 1271 Avenue of the Americas[33], 1270 Avenue of the Americas[34], 1211 Avenue of the Americas[35]
- Inception: 2023[36]
- Located on street: Fifth Avenue[37], Sixth Avenue[38], 51st Street[39]
- Official website: https://www.rockefellercenter.com/[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rockefeller Center[41]
- Depicted by: Untitled (Rockefeller Center)[42]
- Heritage designation: National Register of Historic Places listed place[43], National Historic Landmark[44], New York City Landmark[45]
- Date of official opening: 1939[46]
- Native label: Rockefeller Center[47]
- Has part(s) of the class: commercial building[48]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Rockefeller Center include Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree[49], a Christmas tree[50], in United States[51], founded in 1933[52] and Rockex[53].
Why It Matters
Rockefeller Center has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for it include Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree[49], a Christmas tree[50], in United States[51], founded in 1933[52] and Rockex[53].
FAQs
What awards did Rockefeller Center receive?
Honors received include Twenty-five Year Award[3].