May 28

Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres between 48th and 51st Streets in New York City. The centerpiece of the Rockefeller Center is the Rockefeller plaza with the bronze statue of the Greek legendary titan Prometheus, bringing fire to mankind. During winter, the Rockefeller Plaza hosts an ice skating ring as you can see in the picture.

Rockefeller plaza
Rockefeller plaza | Location on map

In the picture you see the famous GE building (872 foot – 266 m) which was the setting for the famous photograph by Charles C. Ebbets in 1932 of workers having lunch on a steel beam without safety harnesses.

Lunch atop a skyscraper

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