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Unlike any earlier building complex anywhere in the world, Rocke-
Feller in New York City was built, not for a place where people could 1. _______
live in, but as a city in which they could work. It was one of the 2._______
smallest building projects of its kind, a city within city, and of the forerunner 3. ____
of projects that has sprung up all over the world. 30 architects, 120 draftsmen, 4. __
and hundreds of other artists and technicians are employed just to 5. ______
draft the plan. Before the buildings could be erect, 229 old buildings had 6. _____
to be emptied of 4,000 tenants and razed. Just to buy up the leases took
over two years and cost over $6,000,000. The unusual shape and setbacks
of the 70-story RCA building resulted primary from practical considerations 7. ______
such as lighting, the movement of people and the building’s services.
The lower concourse and basement level were set aside for shops. A
Sunken plaza, complete with yards and fountains, were designed to provide 8. ____
access in these shops. Today the plaza, which is used for ice-skating 9. _____
winter and dining and dancing in summer,
is one of the center’s most popular attraction. 10. _________