Art Deco
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Art Deco, short for the French Arts décoratifs, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design that first appeared in Paris in the 1910s just before World War I and flourished internation
Chrysler Building 1
Chicago world's fair, a century of progress, expo poster, 1933, 2
Victoire 2 by Rene Lalique Toyota Automobile Museum
Secession Building in Vienna by Joseph Maria Olbrich (1897–98)
Empire State Building
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The Empire State Building is a 102-story, supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. The building was designed in the Art Deco style by Shreve,
Art Deco
…ebony and ivory, and exquisite craftsmanship. It also introduced new materials such as chrome plating, stainless steel, and plastic. In New York, the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, and other buildings from the 1920s and 1930s are monuments to the style. The largest concentration of Art Deco architecture in…
The Empire State Building in 2017
The five-story base as seen from Fifth Avenue, with the main entrance at center. The Empire State Building sets back significantly above the base.
A pair of sculpted concrete eagles above the Fifth Avenue entrance
Lights representing the Democratic and Republican parties as results are tabulated in the 2012 presidential election