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One of the world's great concert venues, stately Renaissance-inspired Carnegie Hall was
built by steel magnate Andrew Carnegie for $1 million in 1891. Tchaikovsky conducted on
opening night and Mahler, Rachmaninov, Toscanini, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington and Judy
Garland have all played here. The superb acoustics help to ensure full houses most of the
year; those craving a behind-the-scenes glimpse should take the excellent tours.
CARNEGIE HALL
COLUMBUS CIRCLE
Intersection of Broadway, Central Park West and 59th St. Subway A, B, C, D, #1 to 59th St-Columbus
Circle. MAP
A rare Manhattan roundabout that separates Midtown from the Upper West Side, Columbus
Circle is best experienced from its centre island underneath the statue of Columbus himself,
who stands uncomfortably atop a lone column. From there you can look out at the horse and
carriages off Central Park and some striking buildings, like the Hearst Tower, Time Warner
Center and Two Columbus Circle. Off the circle at the Central Park entrance is the USS
Maine Monument , a large stone column with the prow of a ship jutting out from its base; a
dazzlingly bright gilded statue of Columbia Triumphant tops it off. The monument is dedic-
ated to the 260 seamen who died in an explosion that helped propel the Spanish-American
War.
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