“Lunch at the Top of a Skyscraper”: “Top of The Rock” brings to life the image of workers defying death

The famous Rockefeller Center observation deckknown as Top of the rock has added a new attraction for Manhattan visitors.

An experience of “Lunch at the top of a skyscraper” on the roof on the 69th floor, which pays homage to the famous black and white photo of the same name that depicts it Construction workers sit on a steel beam and eat lunch.

Visitors can now recreate the scene. Sitting and tied to a moving beam, about 2.7 meters high in the air and moving Looking at New York through different eyes. In the picture from 1932 The eleven workers defied deathsince they had neither a safety system nor a belt, Depiction of working conditions after the global economic crisis In the United States. Contrary to what it may seem, the snapshot was taken and the photo was first published in the Sunday supplement of the New York Herald Tribune on October 2 of that year.

There is no doubt that everyone who visits the American city wants to see it the New York skyline from above. The special thing about the Comcast Building skyscraper observatory is that you can see all the most famous buildings, including the Empire State Building.

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a series of renovations to make the visit more attractive and new. The Tishman Speyer project includes an observation deck and lighthouse on the 70th floor, as well as upgrades to the mezzanine and ground floor of 30 Rockefeller Plaza.

The roof will rise 9 meters into the air, offering visitors a new panorama from a lens-shaped structure with fluted details and the circular observation deck. Heaven elevator, will be surrounded by a glass balustrade. In addition, the 70th floor will feature the Beacon on the roof spherical with surrounding light rings and rotating panels made of LEDs and shaped glass.

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