Sony Tower

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Sony Tower is a prominent postmodern skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, renowned for its distinctive Chippendale-style broken pediment top.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf high-rise building
office building
postmodern building
skyscraper
architect John Burgee
Philip Johnson
architecturalFeature Chippendale-style broken pediment top
architecturalStyle Postmodern architecture
borough Manhattan
city New York City
completionDate 1984
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
developer AT&T
floorCount 37
formerName 550 Madison Avenue
AT&T Building
Sony Building
hasAlternateSpelling Sony Tower
hasAtrium yes
hasFacadeColor pinkish granite
hasPublicSpace indoor atrium
outdoor garden
hasRenovation yes
hasStructuralSystem steel frame
hasUse office
retail
height approximately 647 feet
heritageStatus New York City Landmark
inspiredBy Chippendale furniture design
isLandmark yes
landmarkDesignationDate 2018
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
location Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
New York City
surface form: "New York"

New York City
United States of America
surface form: "United States"
material granite
neighborhood Midtown Manhattan
notableFor distinctive Chippendale-style broken pediment top
openingDate 1984
owner Olayan Group
renovationArchitect Snøhetta
renovationStart 2016
roofShape broken pediment
streetAddress 550 Madison Avenue

Referenced by (4)

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

AT&T Building formerName Sony Tower
Sony Tower hasAlternateSpelling Sony Tower
Philip Johnson notableWork Sony Tower

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