David N. Dinkins Municipal Building

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The David N. Dinkins Municipal Building is a prominent New York City government office skyscraper in Lower Manhattan that houses numerous municipal agencies and offices.

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David N. Dinkins Municipal Building canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government office building
landmark
municipal building
office building
skyscraper
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
Neoclassical architecture
completionDate 1914
constructionStartDate 1909
country United States of America
surface form: United States
formerName Manhattan Municipal Building
hasArchitect McKim, Mead & White
William M. Kendall NERFINISHED
hasArchitecturalFeature colonnades
courtyard
large central archway
hasBasementLevels several subway entrances and facilities
hasDomeOrTower central tower with cupola
hasFunction government offices
houses New York City municipal agencies
hasSculpture Civic Fame
hasTenant New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services
surface form: New York City Civil Service Commission

New York City Comptroller
New York City Department of City Planning
New York City Department of Education
surface form: New York City Department of Education offices

New York City Department of Finance
New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications
New York City Department of Transportation
New York City Marriage Bureau
New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings
New York City Public Advocate
Office of the Mayor of New York City
hasUse wedding ceremonies at Marriage Bureau
height approximately 177 meters
approximately 580 feet
heritageDesignationDate 1966
heritageStatus New York City Landmark
inception 1914
locatedIn Lower Manhattan
New York City
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Manhattan
New York County
New York
surface form: New York State
locatedInStreet Centre Street
Chambers Street
maintainedBy New York City
surface form: City of New York
namedAfter David Dinkins
surface form: David N. Dinkins
nearby Brooklyn Bridge
New York City Hall
One Police Plaza
numberOfFloors 40
openingDate 1914
ownedBy New York City
surface form: City of New York
partOf New York City Civic Center complex
surface form: New York City Civic Center
renamingDate 2015
sculptureArtist Adolph A. Weinman
surface form: Adolph Alexander Weinman
servedByTransport Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall subway station
Chambers Street subway station
New York City Subway

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Subject: David N. Dinkins Municipal Building
Description of subject: The David N. Dinkins Municipal Building is a prominent New York City government office skyscraper in Lower Manhattan that houses numerous municipal agencies and offices.

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Manhattan Borough President seat David N. Dinkins Municipal Building