page_title: Plaza Hotel
section_title: Site
hierarchical_section_title: Plaza Hotel / Site
caption_attribution_description: English: The Plaza Hotel in New York City as viewed from across the Pond in Central Park.
context_page_description: The Plaza Hotel is a 20-story luxury hotel and condominium apartment building in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It opened in 1907 and is now owned by Katara Hospitality.
  The hotel is located on the western side of Grand Army Plaza at the intersection with Central Park South, on the southeastern corner of Central Park and just west of Fifth Avenue. Construction on the first Plaza Hotel at this location began in 1883. After the original builders foreclosed, McKim, Mead & White completed the hotel and it opened in 1890. The current 19-story, French Renaissance-inspired château-style building was designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh. Built in 27 months, it opened in 1907. The green terracotta-tile roof was manufactured by Ludowici and can be seen from many vantage points around the city.
  The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1969 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The Plaza Hotel was also made a National Historic Landmark in 1986. Its interior was made a New York City designated landmark in 2005.
context_section_description: With a height of 250 ft (76 m) and a length of 400 ft (120 m), the hotel occupies the west side of Grand Army Plaza, from which it derives its name, and extends along Central Park South, which is abutted to the north by Central Park. The nearest cross-street is Fifth Avenue, which extends along the east side of Grand Army Plaza. The Plaza Hotel is recognized as a Historic Hotel of America by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The hotel's main entrance at 768 Fifth Avenue faces the southern portion of Grand Army Plaza, which commemorates the Union Army in the Civil War, whence its eponymous predecessor derived its name. An entrance to the New York City Subway's Fifth Avenue–59th Street station is located within the base of the hotel at Central Park South.
caption: The Plaza Hotel and its International Modern style neighbors, as seen from across The Pond in Central Park in May 2010
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