The real estate tycoon Donald Trump symbolises the new wealth of the 1980s. His glitzy apartment, retail and office tower is an expression of the affluence and excesses of that era. Its public space, an opulent six-storey atrium, is an extravagance of pink white-veined marble, brass and mirrors with hanging gardens. It's crowned with a skylight and topped with a spectacular 79-foot waterfall. This space is home to cafes and restaurants and upmarket boutiques such as Aspreys of London and the Avon salon and spa. Tiffany's flagship store is next door.
Designed in 1983 by Der Scutt of Swanke Hayden Connell, this 58-storey reinforced concrete "glass curtain" building rises 663 feet and was originally the tallest residential building in Manhattan. Its 230 over-sized luxury apartments rise above Manhattan and the East River, cleverly offering views in three directions, including an unobstructed view of Central Park. Trump himself lives in the Tower's triplex penthouse valued at 0 million, and his neighbours are other members of New York's wealthy elite. Although the residences can't be visited, they were seen in Trump's reality TV show The Apprentice.
As a symbolic representation of American entrepreneurship, the Trump Tower is a beautifully constructed and designed building. The tower houses many wealthy and powerful people of New York City, New York. This particular location will garner more interest for those who are fans of the real estate mogul himself, Donald Trump. Having fame from books, reality TV, and celebrity hook-ups and sitings, the "Donald" lives and occasionally works out of this location. So when in New York City, New York you can try to stop by the Trump Tower and who knows you might see the "Donald" himself.
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