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The Paramount Hotel is a hotel in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States. Designed by architect Thomas W. Lamb, the hotel is at 235 West 46th Street, between Eighth Avenue and Broadway. The Paramount Hotel is owned by RFR Realty and contains 597 rooms. The hotel building, designed in a Renaissance style, is a New York City designated landmark.
Paramount Hotel
Detail of the mezzanine (bottom) and the second-story windows (top). The upper portion of each arch contains a tripartite iron frame. The second-story windows, above the arches, are rectangular sash windows surrounded by eared moldings. There are marble panels between each set of second-story windows.
Facade of the Paramount Hotel above the 11th story. At the 12th-story setback, there is a terracotta balustrade in front of the eight center bays. There are further setbacks at the 14th, 16th, and 18th stories. Parts of the facade are separated vertically by iron railings and metal security grates.
Lobby of the Paramount Hotel
Thomas W. Lamb
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Thomas White Lamb was a Scottish-born, American architect. He was one of the foremost designers of theaters and cinemas of the 20th century.
Lamb in 1926
Interior of B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre, Boston, 1928 (1970)
Pitkin, Brooklyn, 1928 (2010)
The United Palace Theater, formerly Loew's 175th Street Theatre, New York, 1930 (2009)