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The original Art Institute of Chicago Building. The current building is a classical Beaux-Arts building, by Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge of Boston, Massachusetts. [1] The Fullerton Auditorium and Ryerson Library were added to the building in 1898 and 1901 respectively. [1]
The Entrance Hall (also called the Grand Foyer) is the primary and formal entrance to the White House, the official residence of the president of the United States. The room is rectilinear in shape and measures approximately 31 by 44 feet.
In 1892, the Masonic Temple surpassed the New York World Building, breaking its two-year reign as the tallest skyscraper, only to be surpassed itself two years later by another New York building. Since 1963, a "Second Chicago School" has emerged from the work of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.
[17] On July 12, 1834, the Illinois from Sackets Harbor, New York, was the first commercial schooner to enter the harbor, a sign of the Great Lakes trade that would benefit both Chicago and New York state. [15]: 29 Chicago was granted a city charter by the State of Illinois on March 4, 1837; [18] it was part of the larger Cook County. By 1840 ...
In 1998 Hillary Clinton working with then Curator of the White House Betty Monkman refurbished the Grand Staircase. A new carpet for the Grand Staircase and the Cross Hall was designed incorporating a border of laurel leaves and five pointed stars within a circle, a motif found in Winslow's carved marble Truman era string course entablature and ...
'This Day in History': 10/21/1959 - The Guggenheim Opens 56 years ago today on Oct. 21, 1959, the Guggenheim Museum sparked the curiosity of millions when its abstract design popped up on New York ...
A grand staircase is a large and often fancy set of stairs, found usually in grand buildings, palaces, mansions, parks, and cities, and serving as an architectural focal point for a large room or area. Grand staircase may also refer to:
Guastavino tile vaulting at the Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant. In 1881 Guastavino came to New York City from Valencia, [2] with his youngest son, nine-year-old Rafael Jr. [3] In Spain he had been an accomplished architect and was a contemporary of Antoni Gaudí. [2]