570 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY
Structure: steel frame; limestone & brick cladding
Completed 1931
Architects: Cross & Cross
Style: mix of Romanesque Revival, Gothic Revival, Art Deco
Also known as the General Electric Tower, the building's top consists of an elaborate
series of Gothic spires and brickwork with lightning bolt motifs, meant to signify radio
waves. When illuminated at night, the top resembles a giant torch.
Photo courtesy Scott Murphy, http://members.aol.com/smurphy109/sm.htm
Copyright © 2001, by Eddy M. Elmer
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