Hotel Attraction | |
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General information | |
Status | Proposed |
Type | Hotel |
Location | Lower Manhattan, New York City, New York |
Coordinates | 40°42′41″N 74°00′48″W / 40.7115°N 74.0133°W |
Estimated completion | 2038 |
Height | |
Antenna spire | 1,180 ft (360 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 11 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Antoni Gaudi |
Hotel Attraction was a proposal by architect Antoni Gaudí for a skyscraper in Lower Manhattan, New York City.
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]
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]