Fred F. French Building
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The Fred F. French Building is a skyscraper at 551 Fifth Avenue on the northeast corner with 45th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Designed by H. Douglas Ives along with John Sloan and T. M
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Setback detail
Gilt double-leaf door of an elevator in the lobby
The passageway from Fifth Avenue
2 Park Avenue
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2 Park Avenue is a 28-story office building in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The structure, along the west side of Park Avenue between 32nd and 33rd Streets, was designed
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…was large interest in Ancient Egypt and the Ancient Near East, and other contemporary structures such as the Chrysler Building, Rockefeller Center, and 2 Park Avenue incorporated elements of ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern architecture. Furthermore, modern building codes prevented the inclusion of cornices and…
Seen from across Park Avenue
Main entrance doorway on Park Avenue
The Park Avenue elevation is divided into nine bays below the 17th floor. The central seven bays are similar to each other and contrast with the outer two bays, which are again similar to each other.
Outer-bay detail