Debuting in 1926, this hotel retains the grace and style of rail travel’s early 20 th-century heyday. Among the new buildings that quickly sprouted up were grand railroad hotels, such as the Federalist-style InterContinental New York Barclay. To build the terminal and put the new electrified rail tracks beneath the surface, workers excavated roughly enough rock and dirt to fill a hollow Empire State building about four times. One of the city’s most ambitious underground projects was the construction of the Grand Central Terminal, opened in 1913 in Manhattan’s Midtown East. PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY INTERCONTINENTAL® HOTELS & RESORTS With marble details and a sophisticated ambiance, The InterContinental New York Barclay is the perfect spot to cozy up with a cocktail and unwind. InterContinental ® Hotels & Resorts, with more than seven decades of expertise pioneering luxury travel and providing local, cultural insights in more than 60 countries around the globe, is often a gateway linking visitors with a city’s character and ‘personality’, which in turn shape the people who live there and the experiences that each destination uniquely offers. The expertise to enable visitors to look deeper and truly discover the fascinating beating heart of a city is a skill often only perfected through experience. Both in the literal and metaphorical sense, New York City promises endless fascination for those that care to look below the surface. Beneath the buzzing city streets and gleaming skyscrapers is a vast labyrinth of tunnels, walkways, and other man-made spaces. So, while it’s understandable that visitors typically look skyward, an equally fascinating view of the Big Apple lies at its core: underground. More than 280 buildings in the city stand at least 492 feet high and approximately 30 more currently are under construction. Among North American cities, none stands taller than New York.
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