Woolworth Building

Japanese: ウールワース・ビル(英語表記)Woolworth Building
Woolworth Building
A skyscraper in Manhattan, New York. It is 222.2 meters tall. It was designed by Cass Gilbert (1859-1934) as the headquarters for the businessman Woolworth, and was completed in 1913. Since 1870, skyscrapers in New York have tended to have a tower on top of the main building to make it look taller, with stepped walls and decorative exteriors, but this building is a prime example of this. Its late Gothic exterior has earned it the nickname "cathedral-style commercial building."

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
ニューヨークのマンハッタンにある超高層建築。高さ222.2m。ギルバートCass Gilbert(1859‐1934)が実業家ウールワースの社屋として設計し,1913年に完成。1870年以降のニューヨークの超高層ビルは本体部分の上に塔を載せてより高くみせ,壁面を階段状に後退させ,かつ外面に装飾を施すなどの造形的デザインが主流となっていたが,このビルはその代表的作品。後期ゴシック的な外観から〈大聖堂風の商業建築〉と呼ばれた。

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