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Beaux-Arts style |
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Beaux-Arts styleor Second Empire style or Second Empire BaroqueArchitectural style developed at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. It enjoyed international dominance in the late 19th century (see Second Empire) and rapidly became an official style for many of the new public buildings demanded by expanding cities and their national governments. Beaux-Arts buildings are typically massive and have a symmetrical plan with rooms arranged axially, profuse Classicist detail, and pavilions that extend forward at the ends and centre. Among the most admired Beaux-Arts structures is the Paris Opéra. |
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| Built 85 years ago in the opulent Beaux-Arts style of the pre-1920's, 28 West 44th Street spans not only architectural eras, but markets as well, with a location equally distant between Grand Central Terminal and Times Square. Closed for an $83 million repair and seismic rehabilitation project, the four-story beaux-arts style structure will be feted beginning June 20 in a celebration of its restoration. Although it has undergone extensive renovation since being built, the Beaux-Arts style building has retained its extraordinary architectural character and exterior details. |
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