Tile
Photo credit: Jin S. Lee
Accession Number: C.2022.85.2
Dimensions: 2 in X 2 in X 1 in
Dimensions (Metric): 5.08 cm X 5.08 cm X 2.54 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 5.08 cm X 5.08 cm X 2.54 cm
Credit Line: Gift of Robert S. Peckar
Description
Ceramic tile with gold reflective plating. The tile is hexagon-shaped on the bottom and domed on the top.
Ceramic tile with gold reflective plating. The tile is hexagon-shaped on the bottom and domed on the top.
Historical Notes
This tile is an example of the tile used as part of the original decor adorning the columns of the Windows on the World Belvedere dining room when it opened in the late 1970s. The Belvedere Room was an elegant space used for both private parties and as an extension of the banquet and main dining area at the restaurant. The gold accents throughout the space complemented the natural sunlight coming into the room from the northern windows.
This tile is an example of the tile used as part of the original decor adorning the columns of the Windows on the World Belvedere dining room when it opened in the late 1970s. The Belvedere Room was an elegant space used for both private parties and as an extension of the banquet and main dining area at the restaurant. The gold accents throughout the space complemented the natural sunlight coming into the room from the northern windows.
Curator's Comment
Located on the 106th and 107th floors of the North Tower, Windows on the World opened in the spring of 1976. New York magazine marked the restaurant’s debut on its May 1976 cover with a headline declaring it “The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World.” A team of celebrity chefs helped devise menus for the eatery, which featured not only a 300-seat restaurant but also a bar, wine cellar, more intimate dining areas, and private banquet rooms and meeting spaces for hire. With floor-to-ceiling windows, larger than their counterparts elsewhere in the Twin Towers, the multilevel restaurant offered diners stunning panoramic views of New York City and beyond. Tourists and locals alike lined up to reserve their dining adventure in the clouds. Entering 1993, WOW (its popular nickname) was one of the country’s highest-grossing restaurants.
After the February 26, 1993, bombing of the World Trade Center, the restaurant closed for cleaning and major renovations. It reopened in 1996 under new management. The iconic dining establishment in the sky was destroyed in the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. Seventy-two staff members were killed that day along with the breakfast guests and conference goers they were serving.
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Located on the 106th and 107th floors of the North Tower, Windows on the World opened in the spring of 1976. New York magazine marked the restaurant’s debut on its May 1976 cover with a headline declaring it “The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World.” A team of celebrity chefs helped devise menus for the eatery, which featured not only a 300-seat restaurant but also a bar, wine cellar, more intimate dining areas, and private banquet rooms and meeting spaces for hire. With floor-to-ceiling windows, larger than their counterparts elsewhere in the Twin Towers, the multilevel restaurant offered diners stunning panoramic views of New York City and beyond. Tourists and locals alike lined up to reserve their dining adventure in the clouds. Entering 1993, WOW (its popular nickname) was one of the country’s highest-grossing restaurants.
After the February 26, 1993, bombing of the World Trade Center, the restaurant closed for cleaning and major renovations. It reopened in 1996 under new management. The iconic dining establishment in the sky was destroyed in the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. Seventy-two staff members were killed that day along with the breakfast guests and conference goers they were serving.
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