NEW YORK, NEW YORK ART DECO /TRAVEL AND ART /viaje y arte.

Hi again, if some of you are going to New York this summer or no matter the season of the year, I want to tell you about ART DECO architecture.  New York has plenty of Art Deco buildings and they are really beautiful!

Hola otra vez, si alguno de vosotros va a Nueva York este verano o en cualquier otra época del año, quiero hablaros sobre arquitectura Art Deco.  Nueva York tiene cantidad de edificios Art Deco y ¡son realmente bonitos!

Photo: the.empire.state.building

ART DECO is a modern  style that started in 1925, at a Paris exhibition but that soon crossed the Atlantic to the United States which was enjoying an economic boom in 1920.
Unfortunately, in 1929 there was the Wall Street Crash but, it didn't mean the Art Deco end.

**ART DECO HIGHLIGHTS (características)
This kind of architecture is spectacular,  great, innovative, brave, courageous, using materials like brick (ladrillo) , bronze, steel  and glass  with a lot of floral and modern paintings on the façades.

The main American Art Deco architecture projects were:  bridges, highways, public housing (viviendas de protección oficial), schools, hospitals, offices, and buildings in general. etc.
In New York city you can find some  examples of this kind of architecture and in The Big Apple there are many Art Deco buildings but there are many more all around USA.

Some of the most famous Art Deco New York buildings are:

**THE CHRYSLER BUILDING


It is a good example of New York's Art Deco heritage.  Steel and glass combined with a marvellous architecture design makes this building one of my favourite ones.
 It's fantastic!

**THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
The Empire State building opened in 1931 but many of its offices were empty until the Second World War.
Spectacular views from the top at night!  It was the first skyscraper in the city. Beautiful!

**THE ROCKEFELLER CENTRE
These  buildings include Radio City Music Hall whose interior was designed by Donald Deskey (one of the great industrial designers in America)  and the ice skating rink in midtown Manhattan.
Simply great!

**GRAND CENTRAL STATION.
This famous station has a beautiful Art Deco mural.

**PARK AVENUE.
This is one of Manhattan's most exclusive streets.  Sculpted murals can be found on some of its  buildings.

**42, EAST  39TH STREET.
This is one of many New York office buildings with decorative façades in this style.

**THE HIRSCH TOWERS.
These towers are in nearby Port Elizabeth, New Jersey.
This former (ex) office block is now a residential building.


NEW YORK IS A WONDERFUL CITY AND YOU CAN SEE MUCH MORE!!!
TRAVELLERS AND TOURISTS ALWAYS LOOK FOR NEW AND INTERESTING THINGS!
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