Paramount Plaza

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Structure in general

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Facts

• Along with the ample internal space of 208,200 square meters, the development also includes two theaters: the Uris Theater with 1,933 seats for musicals and the 650-seat Uptown Circle in the Square.
• In front of the building is a sunken plaza facing Broadway.
• Paramount Plaza was built as the Uris Building on the site of the old Capitol cinema theater dating from 1919.
• The facade of dark gray glass is accentuated by narrow striping and topped by a row of openings at the top.
• Headquarters of the firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
• The theater was dedicated and opened as the Uris, 28 November 1972.
• The Gershwin (then known as the Uris) was the first theatre constructed in New York City since 1928. With a seating capacity of 1,940, it presently is the largest theatre on Broadway, with the exception of the New York State Theatre at Lincoln Center and New York City Center.
• A Theatre Hall of Fame located in the Gershwin Theatre lobby is a popular gathering place for audience members pre-show and during intermission.