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Sto caricando le informazioni... The New York Public Library: Architecture And Decorationof The Stephen A Schwarzman Building (originale 1986; edizione 2011)di Henry Hope Read (Autore)
Informazioni sull'operaThe New York Public Library: Its Architecture and Decoration di Henry Hope Reed (1986)
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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 Carr?re 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 brought into play. Maidens, cherubs, and satyr masks look down from ceilings. Lions' heads, paws, rams' heads, and griffins are on every side. In this beautiful volume, featuring new color photography by Anne Day, every facet of the building is described, including its inception and construction. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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