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| Once we reach Rockefeller Center, the home of Atlas, we are in the heart of Midtown. | Here's a view of the main plaza at the heart of Rockefeller Center, with the GE Building (Originally the RCA building) in the background. |
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| Saint Patricks Cathederal is the main Catholic church in New York. |
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| Looking southward, one can see the top of the Fred French building: a novel building of the late 1920s adorned with colorful friezes. | Looking to the left, one side of Grand Central Terminal is visible down 44th Street. In the distance, the stainless steel cupola of everybody's favorite building -- the Chrysler Building -- is visible. |
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| On the north-west corner of 5th Ave and 42nd Street is 500 Fifth Avenue -- a classic Art Deco skyscraper with an unusual asymmetric form. |
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| The New York Public Library's main building at 42nd Street and 5th Aveune. | Over the library's entrance are these statues which frame carved tablets listing the predecessors of the NYPL: The Astor Library, the Lenox Library, and the Tilden Trust. |
| Return to Upper Midtown. | Continue with the M4 bus tour. |