Hotel Attraction

Hotel Attraction
Sketch by Gaudí of Hotel Attraction
General information
StatusProposed
TypeHotel
LocationLower Manhattan, New York City, New York
Coordinates40°42′41″N 74°00′48″W / 40.7115°N 74.0133°W / 40.7115; -74.0133
Height
Antenna spire1,180 ft (360 m)
Technical details
Floor count11
Design and construction
ArchitectAntoni Gaudí

Hotel Attraction was a proposal by architect Antoni Gaudí for a skyscraper in Lower Manhattan, New York City.

History

Commissioned in May 1908, it would have been 1,180 feet (360 m) tall; many believed its futuristic design to be unrealistic for its time. Little is known about its origin, and the project remained unknown until 1956, when a report by Joan Matamala i Flotats was published, called "When the New World called Gaudí".

The drawings for the Attraction Hotel were proposed as a basis for the rebuilding of Ground Zero in Manhattan. A modified version of the drawings by Paul Laffoley earned broad media attention. The architect planned to feature a memorial at its base and the Sphere for Plaza Fountain as center of an observation platform at the top of the hotel.

Fiction

The hotel was featured in the Fox Broadcasting television show Fringe. It was featured in the New York City skyline in the alternate universe.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Dailey, Jessica (June 24, 2013). "Antoni Gaudi's Fantastical, Futuristic 1908 Hotel Attraction". Curbed NY. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Gaudi design proposed for WTC". BBC Online. January 23, 2003. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
  3. ↑ Collins, Glenn (January 21, 2003). "Postmodern, In a Manner Of Speaking; A Shape Out of 1908 Is Offered Downtown". New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 7, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Hotel Attraction". Great Things Never Made. Retrieved February 7, 2018 – via Soundcloud.
  5. ↑ Laffoley, Paul (2001). "Homage to Gaudi". Official Paul Laffoley Website. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
  6. ↑ Waldman, Benjamin (May 23, 2013). "The New York City That Never Was: The Gaudi Hotel". Untapped Cities. Retrieved July 25, 2016.