Gaustavino Vaulting is a photograph by James Aiken which was uploaded on February 19th, 2015.
Gaustavino Vaulting
The Gaustvino tile timbrel vaulting in the Manhattan Municipal Building flows in seemingly amorphic and organic forms above the Chamber Street subway... more
by James Aiken
Title
Gaustavino Vaulting
Artist
James Aiken
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Gaustvino tile timbrel vaulting in the Manhattan Municipal Building flows in seemingly amorphic and organic forms above the Chamber Street subway station in New York City. Rendered in classic black and white.
The Manhattan Municipal Building, originally the "Municipal Building", at 1 Centre Street in Manhattan, New York City, is a 40-story building built to accommodate increased governmental space demands after the 1898 consolidation of the city's five boroughs. Construction began in 1907 and ended in 1914, marking the end of the City Beautiful movement in New York. William M. Kendall of the noted architectural firm McKim, Mead and White designed the building, which was the first to incorporate a subway station � the Chambers Street station, served by the J - Z trains � into its base. Enormously influential in the civic construction of other American cities, its application of Beaux-Arts architecture served as the prototype for the Terminal Tower in Cleveland, and the Wrigley Building in Chicago, in addition to the Seven Sisters of Stalin-era Soviet architecture.
The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1966, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. (Information obtained from Wikipedia)
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February 19th, 2015
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Comments (24)
HH Photography of Florida
Love this beautiful tile work and interesting ceiling architecture. Perfect composition, James.
Kathleen Struckle
Congrats on your spotlight feature artist in Grayscale Outdoor Group. Love your work
Fei A
James... congrats for the group highlighted feature... awesome work as usual... !!!!!!!!!! v/f/l
Barbara Chichester
Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in one of the most highly viewed Art Groups on Fine Art America. MOTIVATION MEDITATION INSPIRATION! From the hundreds of pieces of artwork received daily to review and choose from, your work has been chosen because of it's Excellence! Congratulations!
James Aiken replied:
Thank you very much for featuring my work schedule in your great group Barbara. I really appreciate the support and recognition.
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
James Aiken replied:
Thank you very much for featuring my work in your great group John. I really appreciate the support.
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