Empire State Building lobby design
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The Empire State Building lobby design is an iconic Art Deco interior renowned for its lavish materials, geometric ornamentation, and symbolic depiction of the skyscraper as a modern marvel.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Art Deco interior
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interior design ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Art Deco ⓘ |
| contributesTo | Empire State Building landmark status ⓘ |
| designedTo | impress visitors with scale and luxury ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
streamlined geometric forms
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verticality ⓘ |
| hasCeilingDesign |
celestial imagery
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geometric patterns ⓘ |
| hasDecorativeProgram |
celebration of industry and progress
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celebration of the skyscraper ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
celestial motifs
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decorative elevator doors ⓘ geometric ceiling patterns ⓘ inlaid floor patterns ⓘ mural of the Empire State Building ⓘ ornamental metalwork ⓘ polished stone walls ⓘ stylized depiction of radiating light ⓘ stylized sunburst motifs ⓘ three-story-high lobby ⓘ |
| hasFloorTreatment | patterned stone flooring ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
circulation hub
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entrance space ⓘ representational space ⓘ |
| hasWallTreatment |
metal inlays
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stone cladding ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Machine Age aesthetics
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skyscraper imagery ⓘ |
| lightingType |
decorative fixtures
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indirect lighting ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Empire State Building lobby
NERFINISHED
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Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| notableFor |
geometric ornamentation
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lavish materials ⓘ symbolic depiction of the skyscraper as a modern marvel ⓘ |
| partOf | Empire State Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | early 1930s ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | iconic Art Deco interior ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
New York City as a modern metropolis
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modernity ⓘ technological progress ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
aluminum
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bronze ⓘ granite ⓘ marble ⓘ terrazzo ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon