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The Empire State Building: the Making of a Landmark by Tauranac, John Hardback

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ISBN
0312148240
EAN
9780312148249
Date of Publication
1997-04-15
Publication Name
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Type
Hardback
Release Title
The Empire State Building: the Making of a Landmark
Artist
Tauranac, John
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0312148240
ISBN-13
9780312148249
eBay Product ID (ePID)
901182

Product Key Features

Edition
3
Book Title
Empire State Building : the Making of a Landmark
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, Pa)
Publication Year
1997
Features
Revised
Genre
Travel
Author
John Tauranac
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
18.3 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
96-026720
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
"The title of this book suggests that it is about an extraordinary building, but that suggestion is as modest as the promise of a bologna sandwich and decaf for lunch when, in fact, one will be served an eight-course meal with a bottle of 1949 Chateau Lafite." -- Roger Starr, Book News "Although the Empire State Building is no longer the tallest building in the world (or even in New York City), it remains mythical, iconic. This entrancing book is at once an appreciation of the structure as a practical work of art and an exploration of the building's role in the city and the world." -- The New Yorker "A building that is a movie star unto itself deserves a writer of such contagious enthusiasm as Tauranac...A fascinating, self-propelling, and definitive history of the building." -- Booklist "A masterpiece of architectural and city history. Like a great novel, The Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark is a complex and fascinating tale of men inspired by titanic visions of planning, financing, designing, and erecting this icon of New York." -- The New York Chronicle "Mr. Tauranac knows the architecture and buildings of New York as few do. He takes us through the story of the skyscraper as a form, the zoning that emerged to control the tall buildings, the real-estate boom of the twenties, the history of the site, the careers of John J. Raskob and Al Smith and the architects and builders who designed and erected the building, and the building's subsequent career." -- Nathan Glazer, The New York Times "A methodically researched, richly informative account of the raising of the world's most famous skyscraper." -- The Chicago Tribune, "The title of this book suggests that it is about an extraordinary building, but that suggestion is as modest as the promise of a bologna sandwich and decaf for lunch when, in fact, one will be served an eight-course meal with a bottle of 1949 Chateau Lafite." --Roger Starr, Book News "Although the Empire State Building is no longer the tallest building in the world (or even in New York City), it remains mythical, iconic. This entrancing book is at once an appreciation of the structure as a practical work of art and an exploration of the building's role in the city and the world." --The New Yorker "A building that is a movie star unto itself deserves a writer of such contagious enthusiasm as Tauranac...A fascinating, self-propelling, and definitive history of the building." --Booklist "A masterpiece of architectural and city history. Like a great novel, The Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark is a complex and fascinating tale of men inspired by titanic visions of planning, financing, designing, and erecting this icon of New York." --The New York Chronicle "Mr. Tauranac knows the architecture and buildings of New York as few do. He takes us through the story of the skyscraper as a form, the zoning that emerged to control the tall buildings, the real-estate boom of the twenties, the history of the site, the careers of John J. Raskob and Al Smith and the architects and builders who designed and erected the building, and the building's subsequent career." --Nathan Glazer, The New York Times "A methodically researched, richly informative account of the raising of the world's most famous skyscraper." --The Chicago Tribune
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Dewey Decimal
974.7/1
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
"The Empire State Building "is the companion volume to the Museum of the City of New York's definitive exhibition: "A Dream Well Planned: The Empire State Building."
LC Classification Number
F128.8.E46T38 1996

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