Rockefeller Center and St Patricks Cathedral, New York, USA

Rockefeller Center is a large complex consisting of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres between 48th Street and 51st Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.  The St. Patrick Cathedral is the largest Gothic Catholic cathedral in the US.

Rockefeller Center: 45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, USA

Rockefeller Center is known far and wide as one of New York City’s most iconic attractions—it’s where that famous Christmas tree is illuminated, where Saturday Night Live and the Today show are taped and where ice-skaters make the rounds on a rink surrounded by hundreds of international flags.

Walking toward the center

Walking past Radio City Music Hall.  Today, the Music Hall still premieres selected films, but is best known as the country’s leading hall for popular concerts, stage shows, special attractions and media events.

Looking back

Entrance to the center’s building for Top of The Rock, the observation deck on top of the building.

The southern view

The view toward the east

The northern view

Came back down to the ground floor where many stores reside.

Out from the building to the street

The spanning view of the ice skating rink

On to the fifth street

Right across the street from the Rockefeller center is St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral is the Mother Church of the Archdiocese of New York and the seat of the Archbishop. Located on Fifth Avenue, across from Rockefeller Center, the sanctuary is the largest Gothic Catholic cathedral in the US. This New York City landmark, dedicated in 1879, welcomes more than five million visitors each year.

The buildings next to the cathedral

Inside view of the church

Out to the street again

On the way back, the train stopped at Bryant Park.