Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: Empire State Building
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Accession Number:
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194222
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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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Interior, wall mural of aluminum and marble within the Fifth Avenue main lobby entrance (anemometer on right replaced clock in 2010 restoration)
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Date of View:
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6/14/2011
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Image description:
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Although the anemometer was part of the original 1930s design, it is now connected to a weather station above the 86th floor observatory with modern-day technology.
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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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