Architectural Beauty of Grand Central Station
by Marcy Wielfaert
Title
Architectural Beauty of Grand Central Station
Artist
Marcy Wielfaert
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Grand Central Terminal is a commuter rail terminal located at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Grand Central Station is the southern terminus of the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem, Hudson and New Haven Lines, serving the northern parts of the New York metropolitan area. It also contains a connection to the New York City Subway at Grand Central–42nd Street station. The terminal is the second-busiest train station in North America, after New York Penn Station. The distinctive architecture and interior design of Grand Central Terminal's station house have earned it several landmark designations, including as a National Historic Landmark. Its Beaux-Arts design incorporates numerous works of art. Grand Central Terminal is one of the world's ten most visited tourist attractions, with 21.6 million visitors in 2018, excluding train and subway passengers. The terminal's Main Concourse is often used as a meeting place, and is especially featured in films and television. Grand Central Terminal contains a variety of stores and food vendors, including upscale restaurants and bars, two food halls, and a grocery marketplace. During my one and only visit to Grand Central, I was in awe of the beauty and grandeur of the site. It truly is an architectural masterpiece, and I could have stayed there for a very long time with my camera had it not been for the rest of my group, including two granddaughters, who were ready to go on to the next phase of NYC excitement. Later, as I reviewed the images on the computer, I found that I loved the black and white versions of my photos more than the original color ones, including this one of one of the grand halls with its beautiful chandeliers.
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March 18th, 2022
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