Anyone visiting New York City will want to get an overview during their stay. Starting October 21, there will be another way to see Manhattan from above, from the summit at One Vanderbilt. Big advantage: Location in the middle of Manhattan.
From the main hall of the city’s famous train station, Grand Central Station, the route leads directly to the One Vanderbilt skyscraper. Only those who have purchased tickets in advance for a certain visiting time on the Internet will be able to access the city’s youngest viewing platform.
The skyscraper at the corner of 42, Street and Vanderbilt Avenue, which is narrowing toward the top, was completed a year earlier and measures 397 meters to the ceiling with an antenna of 427 meters. This makes it the fourth tallest building in Manhattan after One World Trade Center (514 m), Central Park Tower (472 m) and 111 West 57th Street (435 m) – the latter two residential towers that opened in 2020.
Transparent and reflective on multiple levels
Special Thing About Summit at One Vanderbilt: This observation deck is spread over four levels, with ten-meter-high windows, mirrored walls, transparent exterior elevators, and skywalks with glass floors. In addition, artist Kenzo Digital staged the installation Air, a “multi-sensory art experience”, with a ball pit floating between and above visitors.
Anyone reaching the top in the elevator hovers over the city center, with the Empire State Building within reach, the Chrysler and MetLife Building in the neighborhood. Central Park is Uptown to the north, and One World Trade Center in Downtown is to the south of Manhattan Island.
At 310 metres, the summit is not the city’s highest point. The new attraction is dominated by the observation deck at One World Trade Center (406 m), The Age at Hudson Yards (335 m) and the classic, Empire State Building (320 m).
sources say: www.onevanderbilt.com And https://summitov.com
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