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It's a landmark but that's about it. Big fucking deal. Another big building. Why don't you go add it to your album of terrorist targets.<br>- [[Peepthatshit.com]] | It's a landmark but that's about it. Big fucking deal. Another big building. Why don't you go add it to your album of terrorist targets.<br>- [[Peepthatshit.com]] | ||
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The '''GetaLife Building''' is a skyscraper in the [[Liberty City in GTA IV|GTA IV rendition of Liberty City]], located in [[Easton]], on the borough of [[Algonquin]], right in front of the [[Grand Easton Terminal]]. The building was constructed in 1962, and stands at a height of 808 feet. | The '''GetaLife Building''' is a skyscraper in the [[Liberty City in GTA IV|GTA IV rendition of Liberty City]], located in [[Easton]], on the borough of [[Algonquin]], between Jade Street and Iron Street, on [[Columbus Ave]]. right in front of the [[Grand Easton Terminal]]. The building was constructed in 1962, and stands at a height of 808 feet. | ||
The building is a parody of its real-life counterpart, the [[wikipedia:MetLife Building|MetLife Building]], located on the relatively same location in [[wikipedia:New York City|New York City]]. The name, being based on the MetLife signage on the MetLife Building, is a joke on the phrase "Get a Life". This might be taken as a message from the Rockstar developers to those who play video games too much. | The building is a parody of its real-life counterpart, the [[wikipedia:MetLife Building|MetLife Building]], located on the relatively same location in [[wikipedia:New York City|New York City]]. The name, being based on the MetLife signage on the MetLife Building, is a joke on the phrase "Get a Life". This might be taken as a message from the Rockstar developers to those who play video games too much. | ||
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* The GetaLife Building is one of the buildings shown in the first GTA IV trailer. | * The GetaLife Building is one of the buildings shown in the first GTA IV trailer. | ||
* The facade of the building's lower base is reused for a skyscraper housing [[Jerkov's]] in Hatton Gardens and the new block of the [[Suffolk]] [[LCPD in GTA IV Era|LCPD]] station. | * The facade of the building's lower base is reused for a skyscraper housing [[Jerkov's]] in Hatton Gardens and the new block of the [[Suffolk]] [[LCPD in GTA IV Era|LCPD]] station. | ||
[[Category:Structures]] | [[Category:Structures]] | ||
[[Category:Algonquin]] | [[Category:Algonquin]] | ||