Hotel Attraction

Hotel Attraction was a proposal by architect Antoni Gaudí for a skyscraper in Lower Manhattan, New York City.

Hotel Attraction
Sketch by Gaudí of Hotel Attraction
General information
Status	Proposed
Type	Hotel
Location	Lower Manhattan, New York City, New York
Coordinates	40.7115°N 74.0133°W / 40.7115; -74.0133
Estimated completion	2038
Height
Antenna spire	1,180 ft (360 m)
Technical details
Floor count	11
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Antoni Gaudí

History

Commissioned in May 1908, it would have been 1,180 feet (360 m) tall; many believed its futuristic design to be unrealistic for its time.^[1] Little is known about its origin, and the project remained unknown until 1956, when a report by Joan Matamala i Flotats was published, called "When the New World called Gaudí".^[1]

The drawings for the Attraction Hotel were proposed as a basis for the rebuilding of Ground Zero in Manhattan.^[2] A modified version of the drawings by Paul Laffoley earned broad media attention. The architect planned to feature a memorial at its base and the Sphere for Plaza Fountain as center of an observation platform at the top of the hotel.^[3]

Fiction

The hotel was featured in the Fox Broadcasting television show Fringe. It was featured in the New York City skyline in the alternate universe.^[4]

See also

• List of Gaudí buildings