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Top of the Rocks reopens at Rockefeller Center in New York

2020-08-08T08:13:26.797Z


70-story observatory among the largest in New York in Midtown (ANSA)NEW YORK - Another of New York's iconic attractions returns to normal. Top of Rocks at Rockefeller Center reopened to the public after closing last March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The 70-story observatory, 266 meters high, is atop Building 30 Rockefeller Plaza and also houses the offices of the Rockefeller family, the headquarters of the NBC network and the famous Rainbow Room restaurant on th...


NEW YORK - Another of New York's iconic attractions returns to normal. Top of Rocks at Rockefeller Center reopened to the public after closing last March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The 70-story observatory, 266 meters high, is atop Building 30 Rockefeller Plaza and also houses the offices of the Rockefeller family, the headquarters of the NBC network and the famous Rainbow Room restaurant on the 65th floor.

The nearly 900-square-meter observatory is one of the largest in New York and therefore allows for social distancing. From the top the view reaches as far as New Jersey and Central Park, Yankee Stadium, the Statue of Liberty, Flushing Meadows are clearly visible, where the Tennis Us Open tournament takes place among other things. 30 Rockefeller Center is also literally located above Radio City Music Hall, the Art Deco concert hall that every year during the Christmas period hosts the famous Radio City Christmas Spectacular with the dance troupe de le Rockettes, this year however canceled due to the closure of theaters due to the pandemic.

The observatory is also not far from the Rockefeller Center where the Christmas tree is lit every year with the ceremony that officially starts the Christmas celebrations. The lighting of the tree is planned for next Christmas, however measures are being studied to avoid excessive crowding.

Source: ansa

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