Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: Empire State Building
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Accession Number:
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137086
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Order Title:
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Archivision Base Collection--16,370 images
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Type of View:
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generalView
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View Title:
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Interior, main lobby with an acrylic-panel dropped ceiling before restoration
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Date of View:
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6/1/1994
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Image description:
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In the 1960s, an acrylic-panel dropped ceiling was installed, covering an ornate ceiling mural and introducing fluorescent lighting to the lobby. Glasswork, such as intricate cast glass fixture lenses that lined elevator banks and side corridors, were replaced over time with acrylic inlays. These were removed in 2010 restoration and the mural restored.
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Image Rights:
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¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Source Institution:
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Archivision, Inc.
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Collection:
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Archivision Base Collection
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Culture:
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American
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Work Types:
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buildings; multistory buildings; high-rise buildings; skyscrapers
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Work Types:
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Architecture; commercial / industrial structures; office buildings
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Preferred Title:
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Empire State Building
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Agent Display:
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Shreve, Lamb & Harmon (American architectural firm, renamed 1929)
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Date:
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2010 (restoration)
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Materials:
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steel; Indiana limestone; granite; marble; aluminum
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Measurement:
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1250 ft (height, roof); 1472 ft (height, with spire)
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Locations:
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New York, New York, United States
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Location Type:
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(site)
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Style/Period:
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Art Deco
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Style/Period:
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Twentieth century
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Classification:
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Architecture
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