New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building main entrance

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architectural facade building entrance

The New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building main entrance is the grand, Beaux-Arts Fifth Avenue facade of the library’s flagship Midtown Manhattan branch, renowned for its monumental staircase and iconic marble lion statues.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Fifth Avenue main entrance of the New York Public Library 1
New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building interior 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural facade ⓘ
building entrance ⓘ
accessibleBy public staircase ⓘ
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts ⓘ
borough Manhattan ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
faces Fifth Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ
flankedBy Fortitude (lion statue) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Patience (lion statue) NERFINISHED ⓘ
frequentlyPhotographedAs New York City landmark ⓘ
function main public access to library building ⓘ
hasFeature Corinthian columns ⓘ
balustrades ⓘ
broad central stairway ⓘ
flagpoles ⓘ
grand central portal NERFINISHED ⓘ
large arched doorways ⓘ
monumental staircase ⓘ
ornamental friezes ⓘ
sculptural pediments ⓘ
side portals ⓘ
symmetrical facade ⓘ
hasSculpture Fortitude (lion statue) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Patience (lion statue) NERFINISHED ⓘ
isLandmarkViewOf New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building NERFINISHED ⓘ
isPrimaryEntranceOf New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building NERFINISHED ⓘ
New York Public Library main branch NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor grand Beaux-Arts staircase ⓘ
iconic marble lion statues ⓘ
symbolic civic architecture ⓘ
lionPedestalsCarvedBy the Piccirilli Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedAtIntersectionWith West 41st Street ⓘ
locatedIn Manhattan ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
locatedOn Fifth Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed marble ⓘ
near Bryant Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
neighborhood Midtown Manhattan ⓘ
openedWithBuilding 1911 ⓘ
overlooks Bryant Park vicinity ⓘ
partOf New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building NERFINISHED ⓘ
sculptorOfLions Edward Clark Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes civic pride of New York City ⓘ
knowledge and learning ⓘ
usedAsSettingIn films ⓘ
television shows ⓘ
tourism photography ⓘ
yearCompleted 1911 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Astor Hall → accessPoint → New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building main entrance ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth Avenue main entrance of the New York Public Library
Patience (lion statue) → guardsEntranceOf → New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building main entrance ⓘ
McGraw Rotunda → partOf → New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building main entrance ⓘ
this entity surface form: New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building interior