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Skaters glide across the ice below a huge, brightly decorated Christmas tree. Tourists and
New York City
residents line up for the
holiday show at Radio City Music Hall, featuring the famous
high-kicking dancers the
Rockettes. Visitors peer into the street-level television studio from which the Today Show is broadcast
each morning, hoping to catch a glimpse of the program's stars. Others gaze at the treasures displayed in the elegant shop windows or admire the skyscrapers that line the streets. This is
Rockefeller Center
at
Christmas time a holiday picture familiar to many Americans.
But
Rockefeller Center
is an exciting place year-round, not just at Christmas. It is a city within a city a complex of offices, shops, and restaurants, above and below ground, where thousands of people work and shop each day. Millionaire-philanthropist
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., began developing the center in 1931.
Fourteen buildings were completed by 1940, including the 70-story
RCA
building. Several other buildings have been added since. Today, the center, which covers 21 acres, is one of
New York's top tourist attractions, drawing more than 60 million visitors each year.
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When to go
Arrival
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Walking
Eating and drinking
Kids New York
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The Giuliani years
September 11, 2001
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