Fulton Market Building

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Fulton Market Building
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Looking east across Fulton Street
Fulton Market Building
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Location11 Fulton Street
Manhattan, New York 10038

The Fulton Market Building is a renovated building that once housed the Fulton Fish Market, [1] on Fulton Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. It served as the venue for the 2016 World Chess Championship. [2]

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References

  1. Woods, Amanda (24 April 2014). "Remnants of Fish Stalls to Vanish with Fulton Market Building Remake". Tribeca Trib Online. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  2. "The World Chess Championship comes to New York City". World Chess. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

Coordinates: 40°42′24″N74°00′10″W / 40.7068°N 74.0029°W / 40.7068; -74.0029