OLDEST -- Twin-Towered Residential Skyscraper Built on Central Park West - New York, NY
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bluesnote
N 40° 46.660 W 073° 58.505
18T E 586486 N 4514581
One of the most famous apartment buildings in all of New York City.
Waymark Code: WMTBAY
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2016
Views: 4
The plaque says, "Designed by architect Emery Roth and completed in 1930, the San Remo was the first twin-towered residential skyscraper built on Central Park West. A graceful fusion of modern and traditional forms, the building is conferred to be among Roth's finest works. Its towers soar twenty-seven stories above the street; crowning each tower is a roman style corinthian temple topped by a twenty-two foot copper lantern. Italian Renaissance details in terra cotta, metal, and limestone embellish the facade. Similar detailers are carried into the building's handsome lobbies. Together with its twin-towerd neighbors to the north and south, The San Remo anchors the Magnificent Central Park West skyline."
Type of documentation of superlative status: Plaque
Location of coordinates: Location of Plaque
Web Site: Not listed
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