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Fulton Market Building

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

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Fulton Market Building
Fulton Street, New York Manhattan

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N 40.7068 ° E -74.0029 °
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Fulton Street 11
10038 New York, Manhattan
New York, United States
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