Contributions

  • Warren, Whitney, 1864-1943 - Contributor
  • Wetmore, Charles D., 1867-1941 - Contributor
  • Warren & Wetmore - Contributor

Publication

1996 - Phaidon Press, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

15,000 words, Guess

Page Count

60 pages

Identifiers

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  • Goodreads1272928

Classifications

  • LCCNA6313.N4 P694 1996

Description

Grand Central Terminal stands at the true heart of Manhattan. Built at the beginning of this century it represents the ideals and aspirations of a great American city emerging as a world metropolis in the decade before World War I. Splendid and conspicuous, Grand Central is more than a building; it is not just a civic monument but the central component of an exercise in urban planning which set a new standard for New York and every other great city. Romantic, extravagant and gargantuan as Grand Central seems to late twentieth-century sensibilities, it still embodies a practical and progressive vision of urban life which has new relevance in the aftermath of the Modern Movement.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Architecture in detail

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