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7 MANY OF YOU MAY SCOUR PAST ME THROUGH THE MIST OF RUSH HOUR, BUT DON'T YOU WORRY I STAND RIGHT ABOVE THOSE WHO HAVE ALL THE INFORMAON AND HAVE BEEN A GREAT HELP OF OURS.
LOCATION: Grand Central Terminal
FUN FACT: It was designed by Henry Edward Bedford, a sculptor and execuve of the Self Winding Clock Company which built the clock with assistance from the Seth Thomas Clock Company, which made the movements. The Self Winding Clock Company also created the clocks in Grand Central Terminal’s predecessor, Grand Central Station.
‘Transportaon’, is roughly 48-feet high, weighs over 1500 tons, and took builders over seven years to construct. Each character represents a virtue of a railroad – speed is represented by Mercury, intellect is represented by Minerva, and strength is represented by Hercules. The clock itself is roughly 14 feet in diameter and was constructed in 1914. It is the largest display of Tiffany glass in the world, and just one of Tiffany’s boisterous horological displays around NYC.
ANSWER: GRAND CENTRAL CLOCK (ABOVE THE INFORMAON BOOTH)
