John Tauranac
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Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark
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1994
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9 editions
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New York from the Air: An Architectural Heritage
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2001
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4 editions
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New York from the Air
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published
1998
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9 editions
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Manhattan Block by Block: A Street Atlas
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2000
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5 editions
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Manhattan's Little Secrets: Uncovering Mysteries in Brick and Mortar, Glass and Stone
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Elegant New York, the Builders and the Buildings 1885-1915
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1985
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3 editions
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The View from the 86th Floor: The Empire State Building and New York City
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2004
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Essential New York: A guide to the history and architecture of Manhattan's important buildings, parks, and bridges
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1979
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2 editions
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New York vu d'en haut : Une histoire d'architecture
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Elegant New York
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“Following this formula, John Jacob Astor, who arrived in America the classic penniless immigrant in 1792, rose to become the “landlord of New York” and the richest man in America by the time he died in 1848.”
― The Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark
― The Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark
“It was completed in 1922. That same year they designed the Standard Oil Building at 26 Broadway.”
― The Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark
― The Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark
“The average skyscraper is likewise supported by a skeleton, of steel. Its skin, or walls, are supported by the frame; they do not support the building. When the wall of a skyscraper is pricked, it leaks air, and unless its skeleton has suffered a seriously deleterious blow, the building does not fall down.”
― The Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark
― The Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark
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