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Beaux-Arts Architecture

Posted on August 17, 2010 By jestroff (Edit) 1 Comment
From Left to Right: Leonard Schultze as the Waldorf-Astoria, William Van Alen as the Chrysler Building, Ely Jacques Khan as the Squibb Building, Ralph Walker as the Wall Street Building, Arthur J.Arwine as a low pressure heating boiler, A. Stewart as the Fuller Building and Joseph Freelander as the Museum of the City of New York.

We talked a little about Beaux-Arts architecture last week in our post about New York City. Beaux-Arts architecture refers to the neoclassical architectural style that was taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. The style heavily influenced the architecture in the United States during the 1880s-1920s. Richard Morris Hunt and Charles Follen McKim were... [Read more...]

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New York City’s Flatiron District

Posted on August 11, 2010 By jestroff (Edit) Leave a Comment
Aaron & Yuka, 7 3 2010 Kathies photos 128

New York City is unlike any other city in the world. It is constantly drawing your eye upwards with its sweeping vistas and beautiful historical architecture. One of my favorite areas of New York City is the Flatiron District. A small neighborhood in Manhattan, it is named after the famous Flatiron Building at 23rd Street, Broadway and Fifth Avenue. The Flatiron... [Read more...]

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