美国纽约的洛克菲勒中心屋顶花园.docx
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美国纽约的洛克菲勒中心屋顶花园.docx
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美国纽约的洛克菲勒中心屋顶花园
TheRockefellerCenter’sRooftopGardensareaHiddenUrbanTreasure
We'vewrittenaboutmorerooftopgardensthanwecancount,butmoreoftenthannot,thesesky-highoasesareprivateterracesatophomes-meaningthatregularoldpeoplelikeusnevergettoexperiencetheirgreendelights.ButthereisoneplaceinNewYorkCitythatboastsanentirecollectionofelaboraterooftopgardens,andeverynowandthentheselandscapedescapesareopentothepublic.Forthelast75years,theRockefellerCenterhasmaintainedimpeccablymanicuredshrubs,flowers,andlawns,makingtheirgardenssomeoftheoldestinthecity.Accesstothegardensisrare-mostlyreservedforRockefelleremployees-buttheirsecrecyonlylendstotheirallure.We'vegatheredacollectionofstunningimagesofthegardens,sofeastyoureyesherewhileyouwaitforthisrooftophaventoopentothepublicagain.
Thegardens,locatedatoptheBritishEmpireBuilding,theMaisonFrancaise,andthesetbacksofothercentralbuildings,wereplannedandbuiltwhentheCenterwasfirsterected.DeveloperJohnR.ToddandarchitectRaymondHoodwantedthebuildings’designtobeaestheticallypleasingforthetenantsandpassers-by,andtheyfeltthattheformalgardenswouldbeaspecialtreatforthethousandsofemployeesworkingintheCenter.Originally,theyhadanevenmoreelaborateideainmind,envisioningthenetworkofrooftopgardensconnectedbypedestrianbridges,likeningthemtothehanginggardensofBabylon.
Justbylookingattheseimages,youcantellthatthesearenotrooftopgardensthatwerejustthrownontopofabuilding.Theelaboratefountainpools,stoneplanters,andvegetationaremostdefinitelynotthetypesofstructuresyouseeonrooftopgardenstoday.Tosupportthethousandsoftonsofextraweightfromthepipes,soil,andpumps,theRockefellerCenter’sroofingwasreinforcedwithextrasteel.
Likewesaidbefore,thegardensareclosedtothepublic,butforafewyearsrunning,theywereopenedfortheOpenHouseNewYorkweekend,duringwhichmanyofthesepicturesweretaken.Unfortunately,theyhavenotbeenapartofOHNYforthelastcoupleyears,anditdoesn’tlookliketheywillbethisyeareither.Butoccasionally,companiespayaprettypennyandinvitethepublicintothegardens.Theycanalsoberentedforweddingsandprivateevents,butwecan’tevenbegintoguesshowmuchthatwouldcost.
NewYorkologyunearthedahistorybookofRockefellerCenter,whichrevealedthatthegardenswereoriginallyopentothepublic,andtheoperatingcostslosttheCenter$45,000everyyear.Hereisapassagefromthebookthatdescribesthegardensastheywerebuilt:
TheroofsonthefourlowbuildingsonFifthweredoneupinstylesappropriatetothebuildings’themes—cobblestonesfromthestreetsofItaliantownsandtwostoneplaquesfromtheRomanForumframedtheplantingsonthePalazzad’Italia,forinstance,andtheBritishEmpire’sBuilding’sumbrella-toppedgardentables,wheretenantscouldtaketeainclementweather,weresurroundedbywell-trimmedyewsandotherhedgeplants.Butthegardensmeanderingaroundtheeleventh-floorsetback,ontheRCAbuilding,140feetabovestreetlevel,weresolavishtheymadethetopsofthelowbuildingslooklikesuburbanbackyards.
Here’shopingthegardensareopenedtothepublicagainsoon,orelsewemighthavetofindajobatRockefellerCenter.
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