Deutsche Bank Center, twin towers in Manhattan, United States
Deutsche Bank Center is a pair of tall glass-and-steel towers rising from the western edge of Columbus Circle in Manhattan. The two structures stand on a shared base that holds shops, offices, a hotel, and a large performance space for jazz.
The site held the New York Coliseum, a large convention hall, before the current complex was approved in the late 1990s and built over several years. After opening in 2004 under another company name, the building later took the Deutsche Bank name when that firm became its main tenant.
Visitors who enter the shopping area at the base pass under a curving glass wall that lets daylight fall onto the escalators and the grocery store below. In the evening, people gather at the circle outside to listen to street musicians before heading into the building for a jazz concert.
The open circle in front of the main entrance gives you room to step back and take in the full height of the two towers. Nearby subway lines stop right at the circle, so the area is simple to reach on foot from much of Midtown.
The two towers are not identical slabs; their tops angle slightly in opposite directions, so the skyline changes as you walk around Columbus Circle. A large grocery store sits deep below street level, a quiet contrast to the hotel and concert halls above.
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