Pennsylvania Station: McKim, Mead and White (Architecture in Detail series)
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (567 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0714834661 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 60 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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A splendid tribute to a lost landmark, and a lost era. In 1963, a crime was perpetrated on the people of the city of New York. One of the most magnificent monuments ever to grace the streets of this city was taken from us, robbed by the forces of greed and shortsightedness; a fortress built to last for centuries destroyed, systematically dismantled af
Its architecture fused the bombast of Beaux-Arts classicism with the latest steel-frame technology and was radical in plan. This was in stark contrast to its erection which was symbolic of the assured self-confidence of the turn-of-the-century United States.. Demolished in 1966 in order to make way for a new office block and the re-siting of the Madison Square Garden sports and entertainment complex, Pennsylvania Station's destruction was irreparable - symptomatic of the post-war haste to raze what remained of many of the world's greatest cities. During its brief but illustrious history, New York's Pennsylvania Station was variously described as not only the greatest railway station in the world, but also as one of the greatest building projects of the early-20th century