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Garden party
Inside and out of the World’s Most Famous Arena
02.04.2018
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rebecca taylor / msg photos A 2009 aerial view of the Garden facing the Hudson River
Getty Images A view of the Chase Bridge seats suspended above the playing surface during a Rangers game in 2017.
rebecca taylor / msg photos A view of the arena floor amid the $1 billion transformation, which brought bunker suites that are attached to interior hospitality areas.
carl scheffel / msg photos League of Legends sold out Madison Square Garden in October 2016 for its two-day semifinals event. For many it was a watershed moment, signaling esports’ arrival as a hot property in the U.S.
msg photos The Garden at dusk, with the Empire State Building on the left
getty images Jimmy Fallon and Mets pticher Matt Harvey at Game 3 of 2014 Stanley Cup Final
getty images Yankees teammates Alex Rodriguez and CC Sabathia join Jay Z at courtside in 2009.
REBECCA TAYLOR / MSG PHOTOS The arena’s Seventh Avenue entrance into Chase Square, the main box office, was among the areas that were renovated in 2011-13.
getty images Madison Square Garden under construction in 1966.
bull stock media PBR cowboys prepare to open the 2016 season at the Garden. The organization launched its 12th consecutive year at MSG in January.
GETTY images The Garden’s iconic ceiling as seen through the goal during a Rangers game in 2017.
getty images Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Jessica Sklar, Jerry Seinfeld and Sean “Puffy” Combs cheer on the Knicks during the 1999 NBA playoffs.
getty images Knicks superfan Spike Lee, a familiar sight at courtside, cheers during a 2013 NBA playoff game against the Pacers.
getty images Conor McGregor celebrates his win in UFC 205, the MMA organization’s first event in New York, on Nov. 12, 2016.
george kalinsky for madison square garden Spectators for a wrestling match fill the arena’s floor
