00000nam a2200000 a 4500 Reed, Henry Hope aut Verfasser/-in Morrone, Francis aut Verfasser/-in Day, Anne [Illustratorin] aut Verfasser/-in New York United States facade New York Public Library English portico American Shelves public rooms architects Englisch terrace Hall stairway decoration gallery non-fiction architecture HISTORY The New York Public Library the Architecture and Decoration of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Henry Hope Reed ; and Francis Morrone ; Photographs by Anne Day New York W. W. Norton & Company 2011 The New York Public Library, one of the nation's architectural wonders, is possibly our finest classical building. Designed by John Merven Carrère 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. 9780393078107 9780393078107 0393078108 0393078108 eng 320 Seiten : Illustrationen (farb.)