Around the World: Grand Central Terminal
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reviews_and_ramblingsI love ancient ruin, but sometime I love also modern architecture, and what I absolutely love is a good mix of modern and ancient (or simil ancient) together. New York have some very beautiful example of this mix, and this nineteen century terminal lost among skyscrapers is a jewel. Fortunately Hollywood made it famous, and so now it's a no missing stop in your walk tour.
by Elisa, Grand Central Terminal, New York City, 2000:
http://www.elisarolle.com/travel/2000NewYork.htm
Pity that I had no flashlight with me, and so I only took an outside picture. BTW New York was a wonderful city to visit by foot, I spent almost all the time outside, with my nose in the air looking around.
Grand Central Terminal (GCT) — often popularly (and erroneously) called Grand Central Station or simply Grand Central — is a terminal station at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Built by and named for the New York Central Railroad in the heyday of American long-distance passenger trains, it is the largest train station in the world by number of platforms: 44, with 67 tracks along them. They are on two levels, both below ground, with 41 tracks on the upper level and 26 on the lower. When the Long Island Rail Road's new station, below the existing levels, opens (see East Side Access), Grand Central will offer a total of 75 tracks and 48 platforms. The terminal covers an area of 48 acres.
The terminal serves commuters traveling on the Metro-North Railroad to Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties in New York State, and Fairfield and New Haven counties in Connecticut.
Although the terminal has been properly called "Grand Central Terminal" since 1913, many people continue to refer to it as "Grand Central Station". Technically, "Grand Central Station" is the name of the nearby post office, as well as the name of a previous rail station on the site, and is also used to refer to a New York City subway station at the same location. (From Wikipedia)
by Elisa, Grand Central Terminal, New York City, 2000:
http://www.elisarolle.com/travel/2000NewYork.htm
Pity that I had no flashlight with me, and so I only took an outside picture. BTW New York was a wonderful city to visit by foot, I spent almost all the time outside, with my nose in the air looking around.
Grand Central Terminal (GCT) — often popularly (and erroneously) called Grand Central Station or simply Grand Central — is a terminal station at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Built by and named for the New York Central Railroad in the heyday of American long-distance passenger trains, it is the largest train station in the world by number of platforms: 44, with 67 tracks along them. They are on two levels, both below ground, with 41 tracks on the upper level and 26 on the lower. When the Long Island Rail Road's new station, below the existing levels, opens (see East Side Access), Grand Central will offer a total of 75 tracks and 48 platforms. The terminal covers an area of 48 acres.
The terminal serves commuters traveling on the Metro-North Railroad to Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties in New York State, and Fairfield and New Haven counties in Connecticut.
Although the terminal has been properly called "Grand Central Terminal" since 1913, many people continue to refer to it as "Grand Central Station". Technically, "Grand Central Station" is the name of the nearby post office, as well as the name of a previous rail station on the site, and is also used to refer to a New York City subway station at the same location. (From Wikipedia)
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Date: 2009-03-22 12:06 am (UTC)