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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Examples of Art Deco Buildings

The metallic Empire State building exemplifies both horizontal lines and the ziggurat.
http://therealdeal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/empire-state-building_1_.gif
The Chrysler Building is a great example of a ziggurat. It also uses a lot of geometric shapes and horizontal lines. Also, it features an icon: the eagle head. The Crystler building is my favorite Art Deco building, and one of my all time favorite buildings. 
http://www.nybeyondsight.org/img/portspics/chrysler-building.jpg
The American Radiator Building is an excellent example of a ziggurat. It is also America's first Art Deco skyscraper.
By Gigi alt (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
The Rockefeller Center is a very Art Deco place. This building is a good example of a ziggurat, vertical lines, and metal.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/GE_Building_by_David_Shankbone.JPG/445px-GE_Building_by_David_Shankbone.JPG

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