General Electric Building

Summary

General Electric Building is a skyscraper^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• General Electric Building is located in Manhattan^[3].
• General Electric Building is in the country of United States^[4].
• General Electric Building's image is recorded as General Electric Building 570 Lexington.jpg^[5].
• General Electric Building's instance of is recorded as skyscraper^[6].
• General Electric Building's instance of is recorded as office building^[7].
• General Electric Building's architect is recorded as Cross & Cross^[8].
• General Electric Building's architect is recorded as John Walter Cross^[9].
• General Electric Building's architectural style is recorded as Art Deco architecture^[10].
• General Electric Building's architectural style is recorded as Gothic Revival^[11].
• General Electric Building's Commons category is recorded as General Electric Building (570 Lexington Avenue)^[12].
• General Electric Building's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q1860 (eng)-Assorted-Interests-General Electric Building.wav^[13].
• General Electric Building's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20005189^[14].
• General Electric Building's Emporis building ID is recorded as 115512^[15].
• +1931-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of General Electric Building^[16].
• General Electric Building's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.757222222222225, 'lon': -73.9725}^[17].
• General Electric Building's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06tzm_^[18].
• General Electric Building's NRHP reference number is recorded as 03001515^[19].
• General Electric Building's located on street is recorded as Lexington Avenue^[20].
• General Electric Building's significant event is recorded as start of construction^[21].
• General Electric Building's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+50'}^[22].
• General Electric Building's number of elevators is recorded as {'amount': '+11'}^[23].
• General Electric Building's CTBUH Skyscraper Center building ID is recorded as 1828^[24].
• General Electric Building's heritage designation is recorded as New York City Landmark^[25].
• General Electric Building's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place^[26].
• General Electric Building's heritage designation is recorded as New York State Register of Historic Places listed place^[27].

Body

Geography

General Electric Building is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Manhattan^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include skyscraper^[6] and office building^[7]. Heritage statuses include New York City Landmark^[25], National Register of Historic Places listed place^[26], and New York State Register of Historic Places listed place^[27].

History and Context

+1931-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of General Electric Building^[16].

Why It Matters

General Electric Building ranks in the top 7% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]