Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

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Quick Facts

City	New York
Country	USA
Year	1931
Height	190,5m / 625ft
Floors	47

Realisation

Architect

Schultze & Weaver

Building Info

Name	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Category	Hotel
Alias	Waldorf=Astoria
Materials	limestone brick granite
Address	301 Park Avenue (between 49th & 50th Streets)

Notes

The contract for the hotel was signed on the day of the stock market crash, October 29, 1929.
It was the largest and tallest hotel in the world when it opened in 1931.

Links

Article	Waldorf-Astoria
Website	waldorf.com

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