Frieze on Candler Building - Atlanta, GA
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N 33° 45.426 W 084° 23.262
16S E 741957 N 3738290
The Candler Building is triangular in shape and is located at 127 Peachtree Street. When it was built in 1906 it was the tallest building in Atlanta.
Waymark Code: WM9BDP
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/26/2010
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The Candler Building is triangular in shape and is located at 127 Peachtree Street. When it was built in 1906 it was the tallest building in Atlanta. The cornerstone was laid in 1904.
"The Candler Building's elaborately-carved facade and stunning lobby pay tribute to the world's leaders in arts and sciences. The marble busts and ornamental friezes were
handcrafted by a select group of international artists. This stonework was carved from north Georgia Amicalola marble, personally selected by Mr. Candler and architect George Murphy."
Source: The Candler Building Source:
The Candler Building
"Highly decorated marble facade of a building. Carved panels between the first and second floors illustrate the various components of the liberal arts and sciences. On the Peachtree side of the building are busts of Benjamin Franklin; John Ericsson; Cyrus McCormick; Ludwig von Beethoven; Edwin Austin Abby; Sir Walter Scott; and John Ward. On the Houston Street side are busts of William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill); and Fr. Jacques Marquette . On the Pryor Street side are busts of Admiral George Dewey; three unidentified figures; W. Richard Wagner; William Shakespeare; Raphael; Michelangelo and H. C. Hunt. Each portrait bust is shown in profile and is framed with carved representations of the tools the person may have used in his occupation."
Source: Smithsonian Art Catalog
Frieze on Candler Building