Manhattan · NYC landmark
Former Gotham Hotel / The Peninsula New York
696-700 Fifth Avenue · Manhattan, New York City
An early tall hotel with a richly carved corner facade that records Fifth Avenue's change from mansions to commercial buildings.
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NYFE Summary
The hotel was part of a wave of large hotels that changed an avenue of private mansions into a commercial district. Its elaborate exterior presented a different kind of luxury to guests arriving in the city.
Carved stonework gathers around the lower windows and corner entrances. Higher up, repeated window rows rise to a broad projecting cornice. The contrast between the decorated base and tall upper walls can be seen from both street fronts.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
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Check the operator’s current opening, admission and access information before travelling. Historic status does not guarantee public access to every interior.
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