Sony Tower

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high-rise building office building postmodern building skyscraper

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)

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