NEW YORK, NEW YORK!!!! PART XII (ROCKEFELLER PLAZA)

The Rockefeller Plaza one of the landmarks of NY. Why? 

There r so many attractions over there.. U can go to top of the Rock Observation Deck, u can join the Rockefeller Center Tour or Tour at NBC Studios, u can go and see the Radio City Music Hall..
Ok how r u gonna go there?.. Rockefeller Center is located in midtown Manhattan, between 48th and 51st Streets and Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
For map & directions..

When i went to the Rockefeller Plaza, it was raining. But it didnt stop me.. Cause come on guys i went to there to discover, to see amazing things.. I had to do that no matter what..

First i joined the Rockefeller Center Tour, i saw the Art of Rockefeller Center and learn the meanings..

Here's some...

ATLAS

Atlas is a successful collaboration between two talented artists, Lee Lawrie, who conceived the idea and designed the figure, and Rene Chambellan, who modeled the heroic-sized statue from his sketch. A famous figure from Greek mythology, Atlas was a half-man, half-god giant known as a Titan, who helped lead a war against the Olympic gods. After the Titans’ defeat, Atlas was condemned to carry the world on his shoulders as punishment. Atlas is one of Rockefeller Center’s greatest Art Deco icons and has even been used on U.S. postage stamps.

THE HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION

With major commercial air travel taking off after World War II, Dean Cornwell was commissioned to create a mural depicting the advances of transportation. The mural spans three walls of the lobby, its parts subtitled Night Flight, New World Unity and Day Flight. In montage fashion, the murals begin with outdated modes of transportation important to the development of America. Other symbols include a falcon, goddesses, even race-car driver Eddie Rickenbacker, the then-president of Eastern Airlines (the primary tenant of this building). Cornwell had illustrations in leading magazines and was awarded a gold medal by the Architectural League of New York.

INTELLIGENCE AWAKENING MANKIND

This mosaic of small glass tiles (tesserae) is composed of over one million glass tiles in two hundred and fifty colors, each hand-cut and hand-set. The work is a narrative concerning the triumph of knowledge over the evil of ignorance. The central figure of thought (intelligence) stands above the world, controlling the action in the mosaic; the two other powerful figures in this piece are spoken words and written words. Other figures symbolize creativity, ideas and intellectual efforts. The mosaic’s message is that thought will propagate new knowledge and advance civilization.

TIME

And the TIME.. This dramatic ceiling mural depicts heroic-sized, Titans who symbolize the three aspects of time: Past, Present and Future. By exposing their bodies and making them muscular, Sert implies that time is both part of nature and is powerful.
The Titans are portrayed evaluating man’s achievements, with the mural integrating the architecture into the subject matter—both the scales and the Titans’ feet are shown resting on actual marble columns that support the lobby ceiling, creating a panoramic vision of the weighing of man’s deeds.

When u look from the different two sides, u can see the heavier scale is on ur side..
The right scale is heavier when u look from the right, and the left scale is heavier when u look from the left..
It's spectecular...

NEWS

Soaring above the entrance to 50 Rockefeller Plaza, this dynamic plaque symbolizes the business of the building’s former tenant, the Associated Press. One of the major Art Deco works in the Center, it depicts five journalists focused on getting a scoop. AP’s worldwide network is symbolized by diagonal radiating lines extending across the plaque. Intense angles and smooth planes create the fast-paced rhythm and energy of a newsroom. News is the first heroic-sized sculpture ever cast in stainless steel and the only time Noguchi employed stainless steel as an artistic medium.

WISDOM

An Art Deco icon, Wisdom famously looms over the entrance to the main building of Rockefeller Center and can be seen from Fifth Avenue. Created by Lee Lawrie, one of America’s foremost architectural sculptors, it is an impressive and imposing focal point. Wisdom is considered the creative power of the universe, and the figure’s commanding slant, intimidating expression and biblical quote help convey his strength, impact and control over man. It is flanked by two other important works by Lawrie: Sound and Light.

And there r also many shops in there. If u get tired, u can also find so many dining options in there..

Ok after saw these breathtaking arts, i definitely recommend to go to top of the Rock Observation Deck. I definitely did that..

After the Rockefeller Center tour, i got my ticket for top of the Rock Observation Deck. It was at 10 or 11 pm, i couldnt remember right now. Cause i wanted to see the night view.
U know i told u i went to the Empire State Building when i was there. I just could catch a view at noon and right after the sunset.. But i had to see the night view. Cause of that i wanted that so late..

SOURCE (for arts)--->> wikipedia.org

When i was waiting to Observation Deck, i was hungry..And right before i go, i bought a pretzel.. Guys, im telling u, i dont know about u but for me, it was the best pretzel i 've ever eaten.. It was huge and delicious..... U should get a pretzel when ur over there..

Anyway and when the time came, i finally got my night view....