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Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets...
district of New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, based on future space travel
Human spaceflight
Human spaceflight is spaceflight with humans on the spacecraft. When a spacecraft is manned, it can be piloted directly, as opposed to machine or robotic space probes and remotely-controlled satellites....
and accommodations. At 33000 sq ft (3,065.8 m²), it was the largest such themed restaurant when it opened in November 1998.
Businessman and founder Paschal M. Phelan claimed at its opening. "'It's the fusion of fun and good food and fantasy."
Paramount Plaza
Paramount Plaza is a 48-story skyscraper on Broadway in New York City that houses two Broadway theatres. In 2007 it was listed as number 46 on the list of tallest buildings in New York City.-History:...
building at Broadway and 51st Street. A UFO
Unidentified flying object
A term originally coined by the military, an unidentified flying object is an unusual apparent anomaly in the sky that is not readily identifiable to the observer as any known object...
-like craft takes patrons to the dining tier, where the "Mars Bar" and "Space Arcade" are also located. Perhaps the most notable feature is Crystal
Crystal
A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituent atoms, molecules, or ions are arranged in an orderly repeating pattern extending in all three spatial dimensions. The scientific study of crystals and crystal formation is known as crystallography...
Crater
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
. Crystal Crater serves as the dining area. It is three stories high, and decorated to match a possible Mars subterranean landscape. Waiters are dressed in futuristic costumes, and food and drink items have space-themed names. After dining, patrons pass through two doorways where a "teleporter
Teleportation
Teleportation is the fictional or imagined process by which matter is instantaneously transferred from one place to another.Teleportation may also refer to:*Quantum teleportation, a method of transmitting quantum data...
" takes them back to the main floor. Customers then enter the gift shop.