Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: Empire State Building
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Accession Number:
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194218
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Order Title:
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Archivision Addition Module EIGHT--6,304 images
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Type of View:
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partialView
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View Title:
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Restored (2010) ground floor lobby ceiling murals with gold and aluminum leaf
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Date of View:
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6/14/2011
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Image description:
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The ceiling mural is over 15,000 sq ft of canvas with over 115,000 sheets of aluminum leaf. Paint, glaze and gold leaf were also used (the same materials as in 1931).
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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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Addition Module EIGHT
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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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Twentieth century
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Style/Period:
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Art Deco
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Classification:
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Architecture
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