Hotel Attraction
Hotel Attraction was a proposal by architect Antoni Gaudí for a skyscraper in Lower Manhattan, New York City.
History
Commissioned in May 1908, it would have been 1,180 feet (360 m) tall; many believed its futuristic design to be unrealistic for its time.[1] Little is known about its origin, and the project remained unknown until 1956, when a report by Joan Matamala i Flotats was published, called "When the New World called Gaudí".[1]
The drawings for the Attraction Hotel were proposed as a basis for the rebuilding of Ground Zero in Manhattan.[2] A modified version of the drawings by Paul Laffoley earned broad media attention. The architect planned to feature a memorial at its base and the Sphere for Plaza Fountain as center of an observation platform at the top of the hotel.[3]
Fiction
The hotel was featured in the Fox Broadcasting television show Fringe. It was featured in the New York City skyline in the alternate universe.[4]
References
- ^ a b Dailey, Jessica (June 24, 2013). "Antoni Gaudi's Fantastical, Futuristic 1908 Hotel Attraction". Curbed NY. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Gaudi design proposed for WTC". BBC Online. January 23, 2003. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ Hotel Attraction / Great Things Never Made, retrieved 2018-02-07
- ^ Fantastical, Curbed’s Could Have Been: Antoni Gaudi’s; says, Futuristic 1908 Hotel Attraction-insiderater com (2013-05-23). "The New York City That Never Was: The Gaudi Hotel". Untapped Cities. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
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External links
- http://www.gaudi2002.bcn.es/english/noticia/noti89.htm Archived 2020-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Emporis.com
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- List of Gaudí buildings
- Sagrada Família (1883-1926)
- El Capricho (1883-1885)
- Casa Vicens (1883-1888)
- Güell Pavilions (1884-1887)
- Palau Güell (1886-1888)
- College of Saint Teresa-Ganduxer (1887-1889)
- Episcopal Palace, Astorga (1889-1913)
- Casa Botines (1891-1892)
- Bodegas Güell (1895-1897)
- Casa Calvet (1898-1900)
- Bellesguard (1900-1909)
- Casa Batlló (1904-1906)
- Casa Milà (1906-1912)
- Church of Colònia Güell (1908-1914)
- Sagrada Família Schools (1909)
gardens
- Park Güell (1900-1914)
- Artigas Gardens (1905-06)
- Confidant from the Batlló House (1904-1906)
- Plaça Reial lampposts (1878)
- Banner of Misericordia (1900)
- Altarpiece of Alella (1883)
- Hotel Attraction (1908)
- Catalan modernism
- Illa de la Discòrdia
- Trencadís
- Antonio Gaudi (1984 documentary)
- Concert de Gaudí (1999)
- Gaudí Awards
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