13 February 2019 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , New York City , Shopping
Reading Time: 20 minutes
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Fifth Avenue is a major
thoroughfare in the
borough of
Manhattan in
New York City . It stretches north from
Washington Square Park in
Greenwich Village to
West 143rd Street in
Harlem . It is considered one of the most expensive and elegant streets in the world. Between
49th Street and
60th Street , Fifth Avenue is lined with prestigious boutiques and flagship stores and is consistently ranked among the most expensive shopping streets in the world. Many
luxury goods ,
fashion , and sport
brand boutiques are located on Fifth Avenue, including
Louis Vuitton ,
Tiffany & Co. ,
Gucci ,
Prada ,
Armani ,
Tommy Hilfiger ,
Cartier ,
Omega ,
Chanel ,
Harry Winston ,
Salvatore Ferragamo ,
Nike ,
Escada ,
Swarovski ,
Bvlgari ,
Emilio Pucci ,
Ermenegildo Zegna ,
Abercrombie & Fitch ,
De Beers ,
Emanuel Ungaro ,
Gap ,
Lindt Chocolate Shop ,
Henri Bendel ,
NBA Store,
Oxxford Clothes ,
Microsoft Store ,
Sephora ,
Zara , and
H&M . Luxury department stores include
Lord & Taylor ,
Saks Fifth Avenue and
Bergdorf Goodman . Fifth Avenue also is home to New York’s fifth most photographed building, the
Apple Store . Many
airlines at one time had ticketing offices along Fifth Avenue. In the years leading up to 1992, the number of ticketing offices along Fifth Avenue decreased.
Pan American World Airways went out of business, while
Air France ,
Finnair , and
KLM moved their ticket offices to other areas in
Midtown Manhattan .
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16 June 2017 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Architecture , Hotels , New York City
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The Plaza Hotel, as seen from across The Pond in Central Park © OptimumPx
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The Plaza Hotel, located in the
Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of the borough of
Manhattan ,
New York City , is a landmark 20-story luxury hotel and condominium apartment building, owned by an Indian conglomerate,
Sahara India Pariwar . 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 in Manhattan.
Fifth Avenue 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.
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