1270 Avenue of the Americas

1270 Avenue of the Americas is a building in , which is located on 6th Avenue. 1270 Avenue of the Americas is situated nearby to the theater building , as well as near .
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  • Type: Commercial building
  • Description: skyscraper in New York City, part of Rockefeller Center, above Radio City Music Hall
  • Also known as: “1270 Avenue of the Americas Building”, “Amax Building”, “American Metal Climax Building”, “Americas Building”, and “RKO Building”
  • Address: 1270 6th Avenue, New York, NY 10020
  • Roof shape: flat

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Radio City Music Hall and Museum of Modern Art.

Theater building
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is an entertainment venue and theater at 1260 Avenue of the Americas, within , in the neighborhood of .

Museum
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The is an art museum located in , New York City, on 53rd Street between and Sixth Avenues. MoMA's collection spans the late 19th century to the present, and includes over 200,000 works of architecture and design, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, prints, illustrated and artist's books, film, as well as electronic media. is situated 850 feet northeast of 1270 Avenue of the Americas.

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The is a 102-story, supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of , New York City, United States. The building was designed in the Art Deco style by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and constructed between 1930 and 1931. is situated 1 mile south of 1270 Avenue of the Americas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diamond District and Manhattan.

Neighborhood
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A is an area where the cutting, polishing, and trade of diamonds and other gems takes place. There are a number of these districts around the world, including: It may also refer to , an American hip-hop group formed by Oddisee, Uptown XO & Yu.

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Wall Street. Madison Avenue. 34th Street. Broadway. Times Square. is so well known that even the names of its streets have become iconic and understood the world over.

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Broadway. Times Square. Madison Square Garden. The name says it all: the is the entertainment hub of the city, and possibly the entire nation.

1270 Avenue of the Americas

Latitude
40.76005° or 40° 45′ 36″ north
Longitude
-73.97984° or 73° 58′ 47″ west
Inception
October 1932
Levels
31
Height
409 feet (125 metres)
Open location code
87G8Q26C+23
Open­Street­Map ID
way 266170801
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Wiki­data ID
Q101084958
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“1270 Avenue of the Americas” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include United States Post Office and NBC Studios.

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