Cathedral of Commerce
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The "Cathedral of Commerce" is a nickname for New York City's Woolworth Building, a pioneering early 20th-century Gothic Revival skyscraper that symbolized the rise of modern corporate capitalism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cathedral of Commerce canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | building nickname ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Cathedral of Commerce of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Woolworth Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithArchitect | Cass Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithBorough | Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithBuildingType | skyscraper ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCompany | F. W. Woolworth Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEconomicTheme |
consumer culture
ⓘ
corporate headquarters architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithFunction | office building ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry | retail ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | Progressive Era United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Frank W. Woolworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coinedFor | Woolworth Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Gothic Revival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
neo-Gothic ⓘ |
| hasCompletionEra | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
icon of New York City architecture
ⓘ
landmark of American skyscraper design ⓘ |
| hasDesignInspiration | European Gothic cathedrals ⓘ |
| hasMetaphoricalMeaning | church-like monument to commerce ⓘ |
| refersTo | Woolworth Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
commercial power
ⓘ
corporate capitalism in the United States ⓘ early 20th-century skyscraper era ⓘ rise of modern corporate capitalism ⓘ |
| usedFor | marketing of the Woolworth Building ⓘ |
| usedIn |
architectural history literature
ⓘ
cultural criticism about capitalism ⓘ urban history discourse ⓘ |
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