Empire State Plaza
Modern Architecture · Albany, New York
Nelson Rockefeller's ninety-eight-acre government complex in Albany, begun 1965 and finished in 1976 — a marble platform carrying four identical towers, a curved concert hall universally called THE EGG, and a reflecting pool, built by demolishing forty blocks and displacing several thousand people. It is either the most ambitious piece of civic modernism in America or a monument to one man's ego, and both readings are widely held.
Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York, 12242, United States
The plaza is open and FREE. ⚠ THE CONCOURSE, THE ART COLLECTION AND THE FREE CORNING TOWER OBSERVATION DECK KEEP GOVERNMENT-BUILDING HOURS — largely weekdays, with security screening and PHOTO ID REQUIRED FOR THE TOWER, and reduced or no access to some parts at weekends. The reflecting pool becomes a public ice rink in winter. The Egg is ticketed by performance. ⚠ HOURS WERE NOT VERIFIED FOR THIS FILE — confirm with the Office of General Services.
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