(由 Google 翻译)伍尔沃斯大厦是一座令人惊叹的标志性摩天大楼,位于纽约市曼哈顿下城翠贝卡区。
伍尔沃斯大厦由著名建筑师卡斯·吉尔伯特设计,于1913年4月全面竣工,被认为是纽约市最早的摩天大楼之一,并在1913年至1929年间一直保持着世界最高建筑的称号。它高超过790英尺(约247米),共有60层,其中30层位于建筑底部,另外30层位于塔楼部分。伍尔沃斯大厦也是纽约少数几个拥有独立邮政编码的地区之一。
伍尔沃斯大厦的建造资金由弗兰克·温菲尔德·伍尔沃斯出资,他是一位成功的先锋零售商,在20世纪初创立了广受欢迎的五分和一分钱商店品牌。这座以伍尔沃斯命名的摩天大楼,是他零售帝国总部所在地,也是他非凡财富、权势以及在零售业巨大成功的鲜活见证。
其他早期租户包括欧文国家银行(该银行也为该大楼的建设提供了资金)、纽约中央铁路公司、联合太平洋铁路公司以及电信巨头美国马可尼无线电报公司等知名铁路公司。如今,该大楼由维特科夫集团和KC地产公司共同拥有。
伍尔沃斯大厦与新哥特式大教堂的相似之处,以及与众多成功企业的联系,使其获得了最著名的绰号——“商业大教堂”。由于其令人印象深刻的建筑设计及其对城市规划和摩天大楼建设的影响,伍尔沃斯大厦已被列入国家史迹名录,并被认定为美国国家历史地标。
2019年2月,为了庆祝我们结婚一周年,我带妻子和女儿参观了伍尔沃斯大厦,并请她带她参观了这座大厦,以此来缅怀她与已故母亲一起在伍尔沃斯商店购物的美好童年回忆。
我和妻子都对伍尔沃斯大厦的美丽和魅力赞叹不已,其石灰岩外墙和釉面陶土板更是令人印象深刻。我们的导游非常出色地讲解了这座建筑突破性的建筑设计、众多现代化设施的融入、其知名租户以及它对未来摩天大楼发展的影响。我们此次旅行的亮点是有机会参观并了解这座建筑华丽而令人叹为观止的大堂。它的确令人叹为观止。我和妻子非常享受欣赏和拍照的乐趣,大厅的穹顶天花板、装饰天花板的华丽玻璃马赛克,以及石膏板上刻有怪诞图案的壁画,这些壁画描绘了在建筑发展中发挥关键作用的重要人物。
遗憾的是,自2020年新冠疫情爆发以来,伍尔沃斯大厦一直不对公众开放。希望有一天,在不久的将来,伍尔沃斯大厦能够向公众开放,让其他人有机会参观和了解这座重要的纽约地标。
我和妻子在参观伍尔沃斯大厦时度过了一段难忘的时光,强烈推荐这里作为必游之地,尤其是在它重新开放的时候!!!
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The Woolworth Building is an amazing and iconic skyscraper located in the Tribeca neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City.
Designed by renowned architect, Cass Gilbert and fully completed in April of 1913, the Woolworth Building is considered to be one of New York City’s earliest skyscrapers and reigned as the tallest building in the world from 1913-1929. It’s height is over 790 feet tall and has 60 floors, 30 of which is part of the base of the building and the other 30 is located at the building’s tower section. It is also one of the few New York destinations that has its own zip code.
The construction of the Woolworth Building was financed by Frank Winfield Woolworth, a successful pioneering retailer whom founded a popular brand of 5 & 10 cent stores in the early twentieth century. Woolworth, whom the building is named after, built the skyscraper to house the headquarters of his retail empire, and serve as a living testament of his extraordinary wealth and power, and his immense success in the retail industry.
Other early tenants included the Irving National Bank, whom also helped to finance the building’s construction, prominent railroad companies; such as the New York Central Railroad, the Union Pacific Railroad, and the telecommunications giant, the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America. Today, the building is jointly owned by the Witkoff Group & the KC Properties.
Its resemblance to Neo-gothic style cathedrals and its connections with huge and successful enterprises gave the Woolworth Building its most famous nickname, “The Cathedral Of Commerce.” Due to impressive architectural design, and its impact on urban planning and skyscraper construction, the Woolworth Building is listed on the National Register Of Historic Places and is recognized as a U.S National Historic Landmark.
In February of 2019, I brought and treated my wife and myself for a guided tour of the Woolworth Building to celebrate our Happy One Year Wedding Anniversary!!! I also brought her to visit the building as a way of paying homage to the wonderful childhood memories she had when visiting and shopping at the Woolworth stores with her late mother.
Both my wife and I were in absolute awe of the Woolworth Building’s beauty and glamour and were impressed with its limestone facade and glazed architectural terracotta panels. Our tour guide did a fabulous job on explaining the building’s ground breaking architectural design, its inclusion of many modern day amenities, its notable tenants and its influence on future of skyscraper development. The highlight of our tour was getting the chance to see and learn about the building’s ornate and breathtaking lobby. It certainly is a sight to behold. My wife and I enjoyed seeing and taking pictures of lobby’s domed ceiling, the gorgeous glass mosaics that decorates the ceiling, and the plasters that hold grotesques which portray important figures that played a crucial role in the building’s development.
Sadly, the Woolworth Building is not open for public viewing or tours and this has been the case since the COVID pandemic began in 2020. Hopefully one day, and in the near future, the Woolworth Building will be open to public giving others the chance to visit and learn about this important New York landmark.
My wife and I had an extraordinary time visiting and touring the Woolworth Building and highly recommended this location as must see destination, especially when it reopens its doors!!!