📮🗝️ Grand Central Terminal: NYC’s Beating Heart! 🏛️🕰️
Built 1903, opened 1913—Grand Central Terminal replaced an outdated station, backed by railroad tycoon Vanderbilts. 🚂💼 Beaux-Arts style meets modern design: 43m-high main hall, iconic opal clocks, starry ceiling… timeless! ✨🏛️ Mid-20th century? Aviation boom threatened demolition. ✈️💥 But in 1967, Jacqueline Kennedy & others saved it as a landmark! 🏆🔧 Then, 1983-1990: full restoration—waiting halls, platforms… all original charm preserved. 💎🏰 Today? 750,000 daily visitors—busiest transit hubs in NA. 🌎👥 And that clock tower? Still ticks with 1913’s original pendulum! ⏳🕰️ #PublicArt #NYCHistory #CulturalIcon 🏛️📮✨