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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York
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Quick Facts
CityNew York
CountryUSA
Year1931
Height190,5m / 625ft
Floors47
Realization
ArchitectSchultze & Weaver
Building Info
NameWaldorf-Astoria Hotel
CategoryHotel
AliasWaldorf=Astoria
Materialslimestone
brick
granite
Address301 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
ArticleWaldorf=Astoria
HotelBook a room at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
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