Hotel Attraction
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| Hotel Attraction | |
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.jpg) Sketch by Gaudí of 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 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 1,180 ft (360 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 11 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Antoni Gaudí |
Hotel Attraction was a proposal by architect Antoni Gaudí for a skyscraper in Lower Manhattan, New York City.
History
[edit]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][3] 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.[4][5]
Fiction
[edit]The hotel was featured in the Fox Broadcasting television show Fringe. It was featured in the New York City skyline in the alternate universe.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Dailey, Jessica (June 24, 2013). "Antoni Gaudi's Fantastical, Futuristic 1908 Hotel Attraction". Curbed NY. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ↑ "Gaudi design proposed for WTC". BBC Online. January 23, 2003. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
- ↑ Collins, Glenn (January 21, 2003). "Postmodern, In a Manner Of Speaking; A Shape Out of 1908 Is Offered Downtown". New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 7, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Hotel Attraction". Great Things Never Made. Retrieved February 7, 2018 – via Soundcloud.
- ↑ Laffoley, Paul (2001). "Homage to Gaudi". Official Paul Laffoley Website. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
- ↑ Waldman, Benjamin (May 23, 2013). "The New York City That Never Was: The Gaudi Hotel". Untapped Cities. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
External links
[edit]- "The Hotel Attraction project is a candidate for the New York World Trade Center site". Gaudi 2002. 2003. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020.
- "Hotel Attraction". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 20, 2004.
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