New York City, 1903-13 ; architects: Whitney Warren and Charles Wetmore
Edición de la obra Grand Central Terminal
| Autor | Kenneth Powell |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Phaidon Press |
| Fecha de publicación | 1996 |
| Lugar | London |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 60 |
| ISBN-10 | 0714833460 |
| OCLC | 35026072 |
| LCCN | 96154031 |
| Serie | Architecture in detail · Architecture in detail (London, England) |
| Número de Cutter |
P884gGrand Central Terminal stands at the true heart of Manhattan. Built at the beginning of this century it represents the ideals and aspirations of a great American city emerging as a world metropolis in the decade before World War I. Splendid and conspicuous, Grand Central is more than a building; it is not just a civic monument but the central component of an exercise in urban planning which set a new standard for New York and every other great city. Romantic, extravagant and gargantuan as Grand Central seems to late twentieth-century sensibilities, it still embodies a practical and progressive vision of urban life which has new relevance in the aftermath of the Modern Movement.