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The Waldorf Astoria New York is a luxury hotel and condominium residence in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, United States.The structure, at 301 Park Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets, is a 47-story, 625 ft (191 m) Art Deco landmark designed by architects Schultze and Weaver and completed in 1931.
The Oak Room was long a grand, opulent, [3] and elegant [4] space. Designed by Plaza Hotel architect Henry Janeway Hardenbergh in a German Renaissance style, the room had walls of English or Flemish oak, frescoes of Bavarian castles (by a painter whose identity is now lost to history), [5]: 52 faux wine casks carved into the woodwork, and, hanging from the 20-foot ceiling, a grape-laden ...
New York, New York : Country: U.S. Opened: 1893 (Waldorf) 1897 (Astoria) Demolished: 1929 (the Empire State Building replaced the buildings on the same site, while the Waldorf Astoria New York was rebuilt at another location) Cost: $4.5 million ($126 million in 2017) Technical details; Size: 226 feet (69 m) (Waldorf), 269 feet (82 m) (Astoria ...
The "Great Elephant Migration," one of the largest outdoor art installations to hit the streets of New York, has placed scores of life-sized wicker elephants throughout New York's Meatpacking ...
The Green Elephant Vegetarian Bistro is a vegetarian restaurant serving Thai cuisine in Portland, Maine, that opened in 2007 in the city's Arts District. [1] A second Green Elephant restaurant is located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. [2] Both have received critical attention for their vegetarian dishes.
Oscar Tschirky (1866 – November 6, 1950) was a Swiss-American restaurateur who was maître d'hôtel of Delmonico's Restaurant and subsequently the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan, New York, United States. He was widely known as "Oscar of the Waldorf" and published a large cookbook. [1]
Buddhist monks in Thailand on Friday blessed twin baby elephants, one male and the other female, a week after their rare birth came close to being a tragedy. The Ayutthaya Elephant Palace & Royal ...
One hundred life-sized Indian elephant sculptures have migrated to New York City. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...