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Sony Building

Address: 550 Madison Ave., between E. 55th and E. 56th Sts., Midtown East, New York, NY, 10022 | Map It

Category: Architectural Sites
Location: Midtown

Write a review | Avg. member rating: 3.4/5

Fodor's Review:

Designed by Philip Johnson in 1984, the Sony Building's rose-granite columns and its giant-size Chippendale-style pediment made the skyscraper an instant landmark. The first-floor public arcade includes electronics stores, an upscale kosher restaurant, a café, and an atrium filled with children and adults playing chess.

Open: Daily 7AM-11PM
Subway: E, V to 5th Ave./53rd St.

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Reviewed by bachslunch from US on 12/14/08
A landmark building, I guess, but it looks like a giant kitchen hutch. Worse yet, it crowds the sidewalk, making it way too imposing to walk by. It's also not easy to get a good vantage point to see it.