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[[Image:RotterdamTower-GTA4-distantshot.jpg|thumb|right|190px|Rotterdam Tower in GTA IV.]] | [[Image:RotterdamTower-GTA4-distantshot.jpg|thumb|right|190px|Rotterdam Tower in GTA IV.]] | ||
The '''Rotterdam Tower''' is a super-tall Art Deco skyscraper on the island of [[Algonquin]] based on [[wp:New York City|New York City's]] [[wp:Empire State Building|Empire State Building]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. At | The '''Rotterdam Tower''' is a super-tall Art Deco skyscraper on the island of [[Algonquin]] based on [[wp:New York City|New York City's]] [[wp:Empire State Building|Empire State Building]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. At 1,472 feet from lobby to antenna and standing 102 stories high, it dominates the [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] skyline. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The Rotterdam Tower was built in 1930-1931. It stood as the tallest building in Liberty City just after another tall skyscraper, the [[Zirconium Building]] was built a few blocks away. The Rotterdam Tower was the tallest building in the world, but was overcome by another unnamed skyscraper in another city. The tower | The Rotterdam Tower was built in 1930-1931. It stood as the tallest building in Liberty City just after another tall skyscraper, the [[Zirconium Building]] was built a few blocks away. The Rotterdam Tower was the tallest building in the world, but was overcome by another unnamed skyscraper in another city. The tower takes its bane from "New Rotterdam", Liberty City's former name during the 1700s (named after John Rotterdam); this is a reference to "New Amsterdam", New York's name during the same period. | ||
== Design == | == Design == | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*Going by its real-life counterpart, the Rotterdam Tower is the tallest skyscraper in any GTA game | * Going by its real-life counterpart, the Rotterdam Tower, at a height of 1,472 feet (approximately 449 meters), is the tallest skyscraper in any GTA game. The second tallest skyscraper, the tallest tower in [[Downtown Vice City|Downtown]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], is only 6 feet (2 meters) shorter. | ||
*Seeing as [[The Lost and Damned |The Lost and Damned]] and [[The Ballad of Gay Tony |The Ballad of Gay Tony]] are both on the same disc for [[GTA IV Episodes|Episodes from Liberty City]], TBoGT's rendition of the building is present in TLAD, however the only use for it is death, but the player will most likely hit just above the 82nd floor observatory. | * Seeing as [[The Lost and Damned |The Lost and Damned]] and [[The Ballad of Gay Tony |The Ballad of Gay Tony]] are both on the same disc for [[GTA IV Episodes|Episodes from Liberty City]], TBoGT's rendition of the building is present in TLAD, however the only use for it is death, but the player will most likely hit just above the 82nd floor observatory. | ||
*There is also an Empire State Building [[Empire State Building equivalent (GTA III)|equivalent]] in the [[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|GTA Liberty City Stories]] version of Manhattan, although it is not named in-game. | *There is also an Empire State Building [[Empire State Building equivalent (GTA III)|equivalent]] in the [[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|GTA Liberty City Stories]] version of Manhattan, although it is not named in-game. | ||