The Empire State Building : the making of a landmark / John Tauranac.

Main entry:

Tauranac, John, 1939- author.

Title & Author:

The Empire State Building : the making of a landmark / John Tauranac.

Publication:

New York : Scribner, [1995]
©1995

Description:

383 pages 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The building -- The skyscraper -- Zoning the city -- The boom of the Twenties -- The odd couple -- The firm -- The site -- The style -- The design -- The contractors -- The mooring mast -- Building the building -- The opening -- The staff and tenants -- The bust of the Thirties -- The war -- Since the war.

Summary:

An architectural and cultural history looks at the excitement and politics involved in the building of the Empire State Building, the technological breakthroughs of its construction, and more.

ISBN:

0684196786
9780684196787
145169850X (pbk.)
9781451698503 (pbk.)
0312148240 (pbk. : St. Martin's Griffin, 1996)
9780312148249

Subject:

Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.)
Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.) History.
Architecture New York (State) New York.
Architecture New York (État) New York.
Architecture.
Buildings.
Architektur
Empire State Building.
Gebouwen.
Skyscrapers History.
New York (N.Y.) Buildings, structures, etc.
New York (State) New York.
New York <NY> Empire State Building.
New York (N.Y.)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 90775
Call No.: F128.8.E46 T3 (ID:95-B4921)
Status: Available

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