To bring “polite sociability” to the city, designers blended nature’s greatest hits into one ambitious park.
Dr. Paul A. Ranogajec
The Art Deco style of this skyscraper was urbane and luxurious—a swansong of glamor as the Great Depression hit.
The Chrysler Building
The Art Deco style of this skyscraper was urbane and luxurious—a swansong of glamor as the Great Depression hit.
Van Alen, The Chrysler Building
Perrault’s unified design updated the columns of ancient temples to suit modern French taste.
Claude Perrault, East façade of the Louvre
Uniting ancient Greek purity with Gothic daring, this church marked a new direction for French architecture.
Soufflot, The Panthéon (Church of Ste-Geneviève), Paris
The Pantheon has one of the most perfect interior spaces ever constructed—and it’s been copied ever since.
The Pantheon (Rome)
Visitors are welcomed into this monumental temple of knowledge by two lions named Patience and Fortitude.
Carrère & Hastings, The New York Public ...
To bring “polite sociability” to the city, designers blended nature’s greatest hits into one ambitious park.
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