ČTENÍ A JAZYKOVÁ KOMPETENCE - 6. ČÁST - ÚLOHY 30–39
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> Přečtěte si tvrzení v úlohách **30–39** a informační text o slavném mrakodrapu The Comcast 
> Building v New Yorku. Na základě informací v textu **rozhodněte**, zda jsou tvrzení **pravdivá (P)**, 
> nebo **nepravdivá (N)**.

> **The Comcast Building**
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> 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City
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> **BASIC INFO** -> The Comcast Building is a skyscraper, which has 66 floors and it is best known 
> as the home of the NBC television network, and for the Rainbow Room. It is the 28th tallest 
> building in New York City and the 60th tallest in the United States. It is 400 feet shorter than 
> the Empire State Building which lies south of the Comcast Building.
> 
> **OWNERS** -> The construction of the building started in 1932 when businessman 
> John D. Rockefeller Jr. and his family’s company finally found the land to build it on. When 
> it was finished, its owners – the Rockefeller family company – rented some space to NBC, 
> an entertainment company. In 2000, after almost seventy years of owning the skyscraper, 
> the Rockefellers sold the building to Tishman Speyer Properties, a real estate company, 
> which has owned it ever since. The Comcast Building is one of the most desired locations for 
> companies looking for office space in New York City’s most prestigious business district. British 
> company Deloitte, for example, moved into the skyscraper recently.
> 
> The owner has the whole building checked regularly. The last time was in 2019, five years after 
> the last total repair of the building, which was carried out in 2014.
> 
> **MOST FAMOUS PLACES IN THE COMCAST BUILDING**
> 
> **THE ROOF**
> 
> This is a place from which visitors have an amazing view of the city. Visitors can only use one 
> lift to get there. It starts on the ground floor and goes directly to the roof. The other 59 lifts 
> in the building are only used to get to the other floors. On a clear day, visitors can even see 
> planes approaching and leaving John F. Kennedy International Airport. If the roof was a few 
> feet higher, the airport itself could be seen as well. In 1960, a 400-pound weather radar 
> was installed on the very top of the Comcast Building. It was used for weather forecasts for 
> thirty-five years. Although it is now out of service, it remains in its original location due to its 
> historic value.
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> **THE RAINBOW ROOM**
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> This is a restaurant on the top floor of the 66-floor building. It is listed among the most popular 
> places for weddings in New York City. On weekdays, it opens at 4:30 pm and closes at midnight. 
> During opening hours, the Rainbow Room serves dinner to more than a thousand visitors 
> every day. However, there were four times when the famous restaurant could not do that, 
> either due to renovation or financial difficulties. The last time this happened was ten years ago. 
> Let’s hope it doesn’t have to close again soon.
> 
> **NBC STUDIOS**
> 
> These are TV studios where many top talk shows are filmed. Many viewers think that 
> the studios are on the top floors of the 66-floor building. That is because a large picture of 
> the view from the top of the building is often used as a background for the shows. However, 
> the studios fill the building’s first fourteen floors. The studios are open to the public from 
> 8:20 am to 2:20 pm on weekdays. The number of tickets per hour is limited to 150 so that 
> the total number of visitors a day is less than one thousand. Tours of the studios actually began 
> as early as 1933, soon after the studios started working. The NBC studios have always been 
> open to the public except for one year in which tours weren’t possible. However, the studios 
> have never stopped working for a single day in its 90-year history.
> 
> In 2012, Hurricane Sandy hit New York City and damaged a lot of buildings. The NBC studios 
> staff reported on the hurricane. They did so despite the danger of being in the Comcast 
> Building at that time. The skyscraper itself remained whole and all right although it was 
> expected to be damaged by strong winds.
> 
> (*www.rockefellercenter.com, upraveno*)
 

# 35 The weather radar on the top of the Comcast Building is still used for weather forecasts.  
