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[[Image:GetaLife Building (GTA4) (exterior).jpg|thumb|225px|The GetaLife Building in GTA IV, as viewed to the northeast.]] | [[Image:GetaLife Building (GTA4) (exterior).jpg|thumb|225px|The GetaLife Building in GTA IV, as viewed to the northeast.]] | ||
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 | 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 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". | 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". | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* 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. | ||
[[Category:Structures]] | [[Category:Structures]] | ||
[[Category:Algonquin]] | [[Category:Algonquin]] | ||
Revision as of 19:58, 18 January 2010
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The GetaLife Building is a skyscraper in the 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 building is a parody of its real-life counterpart, the MetLife Building, located on the relatively same location in New York City. The name, being based on the MetLife signage on the MetLife Building, is a joke on the phrase "Get a Life".
Trivia
- The GetaLife Building is one of the buildings shown in the first GTA IV trailer.