Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan was developed by the Rockefeller family on land leased from Columbia University. The infobox names Raymond Hood as architect, while the text says three firms worked as Associated Architects, with Hood as principal. Construction began in 1931, and the final rivet was set on November 1, 1939. The infobox lists Modern and Art Deco.
The 22-acre (8.9 ha) site holds about 17 million square feet of office space. 30 Rockefeller Plaza has 70 floors and is 872 feet (266 m) high. All 14 original structures have Indiana limestone facades, and the text calls four later Sixth Avenue towers International Style. Radio City Music Hall seats 6,000.
The Center Theatre, the only original structure demolished, was razed in 1954. An underground concourse and a sunken plaza with an ice rink since 1936 are central features. The text gives counts of both 13 and 14 original buildings.
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