Detail View: The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection: Manhattan Bridge Arch and Colonnade
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Landmark Name:
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Manhattan Bridge Arch and Colonnade
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LP Number:
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LP-00899
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Link to Designation Report:
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Landmark Type:
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Individual Landmark
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Designation Date:
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11/25/1975
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Image Type:
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Designation Photos
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Image Description:
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John Barrington Bayley Collection
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Address:
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Manhattan Bridge Plaza at Canal Street
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BIN:
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1000000
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BBL:
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1002890050
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Borough:
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Manhattan
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Block:
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289
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Lot:
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50
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Architect or Builder:
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Carrere & Hastings
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Date of Construction:
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1910
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Owner or Developer:
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City of New York
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Style Primary:
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Beaux-Arts
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Material Primary:
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White Granite
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Material Secondary:
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Rusticated Granite
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Use Original:
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Civic, monument
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Building Type:
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Monument
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Notes:
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The triumphal arch was modeled after the 17th-century Porte St. Denis in Paris and the colonnade was inspired by Bernini's monumental colonnade enframing St. Peter's Square in Rome.
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File Name:
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LP0899_010.jpg
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