CBS Building
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The CBS Building is a modernist skyscraper in New York City, renowned for its minimalist granite façade and status as the iconic headquarters of the Columbia Broadcasting System.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Modernist architecture
→
headquarters building → landmark in New York City → office building → skyscraper → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Black Rock
→
CBS Headquarters → |
| architect |
Eero Saarinen
NERFINISHED
→
John Dinkeloo NERFINISHED → Kevin Roche → |
| architecturalStyle | Modernism → |
| borough | Manhattan → |
| city | New York City → |
| constructionStartDate | 1961 → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| designInfluencedBy | International Style → |
| developer | Columbia Broadcasting System → |
| facadeMaterial | granite → |
| floorCount | 38 → |
| function |
corporate headquarters
→
office space → |
| hasCategory |
Headquarters in the United States
→
Modernist architecture in New York City → Skyscraper office buildings in Manhattan → |
| height | approximately 490 feet → |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
→
Midtown Manhattan → New York City → |
| locatedOn | Sixth Avenue NERFINISHED → |
| materialUsed | dark granite → |
| namedAfter | Columbia Broadcasting System → |
| near |
Museum of Modern Art
→
Rockefeller Center → |
| notableFeature |
minimalist granite façade
→
monolithic appearance → slit windows → |
| occupant |
CBS Corporation
→
Columbia Broadcasting System → Paramount Global → |
| openingDate | 1965 → |
| owner | Columbia Broadcasting System → |
| partOf |
Avenue of the Americas
→
surface form: "Avenue of the Americas corridor"
|
| significance |
iconic headquarters of CBS
→
notable example of corporate Modernist skyscraper design → |
| state | New York → |
| streetAddress | 51 West 52nd Street → |
| structuralEngineer | Fred Severud → |
| yearCompleted | 1964 → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.