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New York Life Building

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The building is clad in white limestone and occupies the whole block. The tower is set well back from the base, and is capped at 187.5 m with an octagonal golden spire. The New York Life Building, the most prominent insurance company building constructed between World War I and the Great Depression, was also the last signature home office building constructed for an insurance company in New York City.

New York Life's desire for a monumental headquarters building allowed Gilbert to finally achieve his wish of creating a skyscraper clad in stone. The structure's pyramidal tower makes the building a distinctive contribution to the Madison Square neighborhood and the New York City skyline.

The 40-story tower (thirty-four stories plus the six-story crown) for the New York Life Insurance Company, one of the "big three" insurance companies, was designed by noted architect Cass Gilbert in 1926 and constructed in 1927-28.

With the New York Life Insurance Company design, Gilbert melded the neo-Gothic embellishments of his earlier buildings with the cubic geometries of 1920s skyscrapers, making this building a significant transition from the historical revival-style skyscrapers of the 1900s to the Art Deco towers of the late 1920s.

Noted for its guilded pyramid roof which is often featured in the New York Life's advertisements. It was designed by noted architect Cass Gilbert who also designed the Woolworth Building.
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3447x2583px 1.97 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Shutter Speed
1/500 second
Aperture
F/16.0
Focal Length
55 mm
ISO Speed
400
Date Taken
Jul 21, 2012, 3:52:34 PM
Lens
EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Sensor Size
22mm
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