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Among its most
notable features are two ornate clocks - one surrounded by Jules-Alexis
Coutan's statues of Mercury, Hercules and Minerva above the 42nd Street
façade, and the other above the information booth in the center of
the main concourse. Its famous Grand Staircase was modelled on the
Paris Opera House and its cathedral-like vaulted A unique feature among the world's railway stations is the Grand Central Oyster Bar which certainly merits a visit even if you are not a seafood fan. The terminal itself caters for main line and subway trains used by over half a million people per day between the hours of 5.30 a.m. and 1.30 a.m. Click this link to check the Grand Central web site for more information. |
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Even
if you are not passing through in the course of your travels, you
really must visit Grand Central Terminus. One of New York's finest
architectural marvels, its elaborate Beaux Arts façade stands like
an urban palace on East 42nd Street at Park Avenue.
ceiling
was based on mediaeval manuscripts. 
