Henry Hope Reed

The New York Public Library

The Architecture and Decoration of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

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The New York Public Library, one of the nation's architectural wonders, is possibly our finest classical building. Designed by John Merven Carrère and Thomas Hastings, and inspired by the great classical buildings in Paris and Rome, it was completed in 1911. The library boasts a magnificent exterior, but that is only the beginning. In the interior, one splendid hall follows another, an awesome gallery leads to richly decorated rooms, and stairways are vaulted in marble. From the terrace to the breathtaking Main Reading Room is a triumphal way. All the devices of the classical tradition, the main artistic current of Western civilization, are b… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Morrone, Francis

ISBN: 978-0-393-07810-7
EAN: 9780393078107
Produktnummer: 10707714
Verlag: WW Norton & Co
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 320 S.
Masse: H23.8 cm x B30.9 cm x D3.0 cm 2'074 g
Auflage: Anniversary Edition
Abbildungen: 250 full-color photographs
Gewicht: 2074
Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational

Über den Autor

Henry Hope Reed is founder and president of Classical America and is the author of numerous books, including The Golden City and The New York Public Library. He lives in New York City.