Ayisiyiyo kuphela iGrand Central Terminal yenye yezona zikhululo zikaloliwe zintle ehlabathini, ikwayenye yeendawo ezibonisa umdla eNew York. Ukubamba abantu abangaphezu kwama-750,000 abadlula kuyo yonke imihla, isikhululo yindawo enqumla abantu balapha, abakhweli kunye nabakhenkethi abavela kwihlabathi liphela. Eyakhelwe ngo-1913 ngu-Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, yayenzelwe ukufuzisela ubutyebi kunye namandla ngexesha apho oololiwe babesenza ukuba uhambo lube lula kwaye lube lula ngakumbi kunangaphambili. Emva kokwenza i-fortune kwi-steamships, i-Vanderbilt yajika kwindlela yakhe yomzila wesitimela kwaye yayinobuhle, isikhululo se-Beaux-Arts esakhiwe ngokusebenzisa izinto ezintle ezifana neTennessee ne-Botticino marble, ubhedu, i-opal kunye ne-Guastavino tile. Nangona indawo eyaziwayo inokubonakala inyathelwa ngoku, ezi mfihlo zilishumi elinanye zinokumangalisa.
1. Kukho iBar efihliweyo ngaphakathi
Wonke umntu uyazi malunga neBhari yeOyster, kodwa ngaba uyazi ukuba kukho igumbi lokuhlala ngaphakathi? Ngenisa isikhululo ukusuka kwiVanderbilt Avenue kwaye wenze indlela eya kwinqanaba lebhalkhoni. Apho uyakufumana ibha emnandi apho abalungiseleli abanxibe iilokhwe ezimnyama, iiparele, kunye nelipstick ebomvu basebenzela ii-cocktails eziphefumlelweyo ze-Jazz Age, njenge-punctad Prohibition punch. Indawo ephucukileyo yayiyi-ofisi ye-tycoon uJohn W. Campbell, umhlobo ka-Cornelius Vanderbilt. Ngo-2007, yabuyiselwa kubuqaqawuli bayo bangaphambili, igcwele iiragi zaseMpuma, iivazi zeporcelain, indawo enkulu yamatye, indawo yeefestile zeglasi kunye neesofa eziphambili. Yizandla-ezantsi enye yeyona mijelo efihliweyo eNew York.
2. Zimbini iiXlocks eziXabisekileyo
Ngaphandle, kwi-façade yesitishi, kukho iwotshi enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni kaTiffany , Ubunzima kwiitoni ezili-1,500 kunye nobubanzi obuziimitha ezilishumi elinesithathu ubukhulu. Yenziwe ngobhedu nakwiglasi enamabala, ijikelezwe ngumfanekiso oqingqiweyo obonisa oothixo baseRoma iMercury, iHermes neMinerva eyilwe ligcisa laseFrance uJules-Félix Coutain. Ngaphakathi kweholo eliphambili, iwotshi enamacala amane ehleli phezulu kwivenkilana yolwazi ixabisa i-10 lezigidi zeedola. Ubuso bayo obune benziwe nge-opal ebekwe ngobhedu kunye ne-acorn yobhedu ngaphezulu-uphawu losapho lakwaVanderbilt.
3. Umthi we-Oak Tree kunye ne-Acorn Motifs zikuyo yonke indawo
Imotto yosapho yaseVanderbilt yayiyi-oki enkulu evela kwii-acorn ezincinci ezikhulayo. UCornelius Vanderbilt wayefuna wonke umntu azi ukuba unoxanduva lwesi sikhululo sihle, ke ngoko waba nomculi waseFrance uSylvain Saliéres wenza ukuchuma okuhonjisiweyo kobhedu kunye nelitye eligcwele igqabi lom-oki kunye ne-acorn motifs. Ungabahlola kwimizobo yokuhombisa eVanderbilt Hall, kwiiarches ezifikelela phezulu eluphahleni lwendibano ephambili, nakwiikona zebhanti ezinkulu ezibekwe kwisikhululo.
4. Imvelaphi yegalari ehlebayo Ayaziwa
Kwindlela ekufutshane neBhari yeOyster kumi ummangaliso weacoustic obizwa ngokuba yiWhisperering Gallery. Abantu ababini abemi kwiikona ezingaphaya kwendledlana enqatyisiweyo banokunxibelelana, amazwi abo evakala ngathi ngumdlalo wefowuni ekungekho mntu wumbi unokukuva. Isilingi esimangalisayo esenziwe ngodongwe senziwe ngee-arches zethayile yaseGuastavino, njenge-Oyster Bar, kodwa akukho mntu waziyo ukuba bekujongwe ukuba kwenziwe lo mphumo we-acoustic.
5. Isilingi yeConstellation isemva
Kwindawo ephambili, isilingi ekuqaleni yayenzelwe ukuba ibe sisibhakabhaka, kodwa xa ixesha nemali zaqala ukuphuma, umculi uPaul Helleu weza kuyila ubumdaka obuhle endaweni yoko. Isazi ngeenkwenkwezi saseColumbia University saqinisekisa uyilo lomzobi ngokuchanekileyo, kodwa kuyacaca ukuba abazobi babeka iiplani phantsi ngelixa besebenza, nto leyo eyakhokelela ekubeni iinkwenkwezi zipeyintwe ngasemva.
6. IiNkundla zeTennis Zingaphakathi Kwesi Sikhululo
Yinto encinci eyaziwayo ukuba Iklabhu yeTennis yeVanderbilt kumgangatho wesine kwaye ivulelekile eluntwini. Nabani na ozimisele ukuhlawula amaxabiso angama- $ 200- $ 280 ngeyure anokugcina ixesha kwiinkundla nakwiziko lezempilo.
7. IiWindows zineendlela ezifihliweyo zokuhamba
Nangona le mfihlo igcinwe isongelwe phantsi kwesongelo, iifestile ezinkulu ezibonakala kwindawo ephambili zineendlela ezifihliweyo ezinikezela ngembono zamehlo zesikhululo. Zikhona ke abasebenzi abasebenza kwiiofisi ezingaphezulu kwesiphelo banokuhamba ngaphandle kokulwa ngezihlwele ezantsi. Nangona ukufikelela koluntu kukhuthazwa kakhulu, iindlela zokuhamba ziyafikeleleka ukuba uyazi indlela yokuzifumana.
8. Ukungena ngokufihlakeleyo kwiWaldorf
Ishedi kaloliwe enemigangatho emibini efihlwe ngaphantsi kwesikhululo inezitreyini ezingama-33 — ngaphezu kokuphindwe kabini kunesiqithi saseManhattan. Ii-VIPs ezifuna ukunqanda ukujonga esidlangalaleni zisebenzise umkhondo oyimfihlo ephezulu, owaziwa njenge Umkhondo 61 , Ukujikeleza. Idibanisa ikheshi ehamba ngqo kwiWaldorf Astoria Hotel. UMongameli uFranklin Delano Roosevelt kukholelwa ukuba uyisebenzisile ukufihla ipoliyo ebantwini. Isagcinelwa uMongameli xa esedolophini, kwimeko apho kufuneka enze ukuphuma okungxamisekileyo ehotele.
9. Igumbi elinoMfihlo oPhezulu alibonisi kwiiNdlu
Kude kwaba ngoo-1980 apho amagosa avumayo ubukho be Igumbi eliyimfihlo eliphezulu elaziwa ngokuba yi-M42 , nangona eyona ndawo ihlala kuyo iyimfihlo egcinwe unanamhla. Igumbi le-22,000 lesikwere -enyawo kwigumbi elinamabali alishumi ngezantsi komxholo ophambili awubonakali nakweyiphi na amaphepha okanye iimephu zesikhululo, kwaye ngaxesha lithile, nabani na ozama ukuya ezantsi apho wayezibeka esichengeni sokudutyulwa ngoonogada. Iqulethe uthotho okanye abaguquleli abajikelezayo abakuba noxanduva lokulawula umbane onika amandla koololiwe abadibanisa unxweme olusempuma. Ukuba ayekekile, njengoko amaNazi azama ukuyenza ngexesha le-WWII, yonke inkqubo kaloliwe yayiza kukhubazeka.
10. Isikhululo sibaleke kancinci ukuDilizwa
Ngama-1950, iimoto kunye neenqwelomoya zaba yindlela yothutho, kwaye ngo-1954 iNew York Central yafuna ukudiliza isikhululo esihle saseBeaux. Izakhiwo ezinde zazicetyiswa ukuba zithathe indawo yazo, kodwa ngethamsanqa ezo zicwangciso azizange zibekho. Emva koqobo, isikhululo esihle sePenn sadilizwa ngo-1963, abagcini bezolondolozo balwa ukuze balondoloze iGrand Central. Eyona nto ibaluleke kakhulu, uJackie Onassis kunye nomyili wezakhiwo odumileyo uPhilip Johnson badibana ukuze benze iKomiti yokuGcina iSikhululo esiyiNtloko saseGrand kwaye baphumelela.
11. Iya kuba Nkulu ngakumbi
IGrand Central inokujongeka ngathi igqityiwe, kodwa i Iprojekthi yokufikelela eMpuma kucwangciselwe ukwandisa i-terminal ngakumbi ngo-2023 ngendleko ye- $ 10 yezigidigidi. Isiphelo esitsha siya kuvumela i-Long Island Railroad ukuba imise eGrand Central, isenza ubomi bube lula kakhulu kubahambi abazama ukufikelela kwicala lasempuma ekufuneka behambe ngePenn Station. Isikhululo esitsha se-LIRR siza kwakhiwa phantsi kwePark Avenue, enikezela unxibelelwano kwimizila esixhenxe engaphantsi komhlaba ehamba ngeGrand Central.