Category:General Electric Building (570 Lexington Avenue)

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The General Electric Building is a historic 50-floor, 640 feet (195 m)-tall, skyscraper in Midtown New York City, United States, at 570 Lexington Avenue (southwest corner of Lexington and 51st Street). It was designed in 1931 in Art Deco style, combined with some elements borrowed by Neo Gothic architecture. It is distinct from the former GE Building, now 30 Rockefeller Plaza, in Rockefeller Center.

General Electric Building

Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York

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Location

Manhattan, New York City, New York

Located on street

Lexington Avenue (570)

Architectural style

Art Deco architecture

Architect

Cross & Cross
John Walter Cross

Heritage designation

New York City Landmark (General Electric Building (originally RCA Building), exterior, 1985–)
National Register of Historic Places listed place (C, General Electric Building, NRHP building, 2004–)
New York State Register of Historic Places listed place (General Electric Building, 2003–)

Inception

1931

Date of official opening

1931

Significant event

start of manufacturing (1929)

Height

195 m

Map

40° 45′ 26″ N, 73° 58′ 21″ W

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Q244391 Structurae structure ID: 20005189 NRHP reference number: 03001515 CTBUH Skyscraper Center building ID: 1828
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Interior of the General Electric Building (570 Lexington Avenue)‎ (32 F)

Media in category "General Electric Building (570 Lexington Avenue)"

The following 107 files are in this category, out of 107 total.

570 Lex.jpg 3,024 × 4,032; 1.96 MB
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570 Lexington Ave night (4690763045).jpg 3,168 × 4,752; 10.63 MB
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570 Lexington Avenue (General Electric Building) 001.jpg 2,736 × 3,648; 5.58 MB
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570 Lexington Avenue (General Electric Building) plaque 01.jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 3.22 MB
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Cornell University flag at 570 Lexington Avenue.jpg 3,600 × 2,400; 2.86 MB
East 50st St. - New York, NY, USA - August 21, 2015 - panoramio.jpg 4,892 × 7,339; 20.83 MB
East 51st St. - New York, NY, USA - August 21, 2015 - panoramio.jpg 6,711 × 4,474; 16.56 MB
Entrance to Mr K's (4691405500).jpg 2,549 × 2,362; 3.16 MB
Exterior of RCA Building (right).jpg 5,760 × 3,840; 1.62 MB
Façade of 570 Lex.jpg 2,950 × 3,934; 1.37 MB
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General Electric Building (NYC) top floors.jpg 2,887 × 3,119; 4.28 MB
General Electric Building 570 Lex Feb 2007 edited.jpg 974 × 2,110; 923 KB
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General Electric Building 570 Lexington Avenue freight entrance on East 51st Street.jpg 1,663 × 1,402; 537 KB
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General Electric Building and St Barts Church Feb 2023 01.jpg 3,456 × 5,184; 6.46 MB
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General Electric Building Facade Daytime.jpg 3,888 × 2,592; 3 MB
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New York - panoramio - pcwiles.jpg 1,280 × 960; 307 KB
Real Estate Board of New York plaque 01.jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 3.4 MB
Rockfeller Center - panoramio.jpg 1,944 × 2,896; 2.04 MB
Spiky skyscraper rooftop (New York) (44329964205).jpg 5,178 × 2,862; 3.09 MB
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Subway 51st St and Lexington Ave (4691378726).jpg 3,168 × 4,752; 7.43 MB
The General Electric Building.jpg 2,736 × 3,648; 3.47 MB
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