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The Trinity Building, designed by Francis H. Kimball and built in 1905, with an addition of 1907, [1]: 1 and Kimball's United States Realty Building of 1907, [2]: 1 located respectively at 111 and 115 Broadway in Manhattan's Financial District, are among the first Gothic-inspired skyscrapers in New York, and both are New York City designated landmarks.
The Apollo Belvedere (also called the Belvedere Apollo, Apollo of the Belvedere, or Pythian Apollo) [1] is a celebrated marble sculpture from classical antiquity.. The work has been dated to mid-way through the 2nd century A.D. and is considered to be a Roman copy of an original bronze statue created between 330 and 320 B.C. by the Greek sculptor Leochares. [2]
On Aug. 17, rules surrounding real estate commissions are set to change thanks to a legal settlement between the National Assn. of Realtors and home sellers. Proponents hope the new rules will ...
It is said that Sir Tatton Sykes, 5th Baronet, was too busy eating one of the milk puddings - to which he was addicted - to pay much attention, but villagers and estate workers loyally rescued pictures, statues and furniture, china and carpets, and even doors and banisters, including the house's 1780 copy of the Apollo Belvedere. The roof fell ...
The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) is a trade association for the real estate industry in New York City. Formed in 1896, it has been dubbed "the leading trade group advocating on policy changes in the real estate industry". Its current president is James Whelan. [1]
A belvedere / ˈ b ɛ l v ɪ d ɪər / or belvidere (from Italian for "beautiful view") is an architectural structure sited to take advantage of a fine or scenic view. [1] The term has been used both for rooms in the upper part of a building or structures on the roof, or a separate pavilion in a garden or park.
Winckelmann arrived in Rome in November 1755. His first task there was to describe the statues in the Cortile del Belvedere—the Apollo Belvedere, the Laocoön, the so-called Antinous, and the Belvedere Torso—which represented to him the "utmost perfection of ancient sculpture".
Belvidere, also known as Villa Belvidere, is a historic home located in Angelica, near Belmont, Allegany County, New York. Built in 1804 from plans attributed to Benjamin Henry Latrobe , it is an outstanding example of Federal architecture .