Antiquity in Gotham
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Antiquity in Gotham
The Ancient Architecture of New York City
Macaulay-Lewis, Elizabeth
Fordham University Press
09/2022
288
Mole
Inglês
9781531502423
15 a 20 dias
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List of Figures | vii
Introduction: From the Appian Way to Broadway | 1
Why Antiquity?, 2 * Methodologies, Evidence, and Themes:
Archaeology, Reception Studies, and the Neo-Antique,
3 * Organization of the Chapters, 8
1. Herculean Efforts: New York City's Infrastructure | 13
The Grid, 14 * Rivaling Rome and the Sphinx: The Croton Aqueduct
and Murray Hill Distributing Reservoir, 15 * Bridging the East River
in Style: The Manhattan Bridge, 18 * Train Stations: Appropriating
the Colonnades and Baths of Imperial Rome, 24 * Conclusions, 34
2. The Genius of Architecture: Ancient Muses and Modern Forms | 35
The Parthenon on Wall Street: The US Custom House, 37 * Brooklyn
Borough Hall, the Manhattan Municipal Building, and Foley
Square, 43 * The Tombs, 51 * Conclusions, 55
3. Treasuries of Old and Treasuries of New | 57
Banks, 58 * Warehouses and Commercial Lofts, 63 * The First and
Second Merchants' Exchanges, 68 * The New York Stock Exchange, 71
* Skyscrapers, 74 * Modernism and Its Debt to Classical Architecture:
The Seagram Building, 82 * Conclusions, 82
4. Modern Museions | 85
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 87 * The Brooklyn Institute of Arts
and Sciences, 90 * Temples to Monkeys, Birds, and Lions:
The Architecture of the New York Zoological Society, 94 * The
New York State Memorial to Theodore Roosevelt at the American
Museum of Natural History, 96 * Pantheons and a Stadium:
The Architecture of New York's Universities, 100 * Public
Libraries, 108 * Conclusions, 109
5. Togas at Home | 111
Domestic Architecture and the Greek Revival Style in New York
City, 112 * The Tredwell Home, 114 * Residences in New York
City after the Civil War, 115 * Pompeian Rooms in New York
City, 116 * The Mansion and Greco-Pompeian Music Room
of Henry G. Marquand, 119 * Aspirational Antiquity: Decor and
Design for the Middle Classes, 128 * Apartment Buildings:
Classical Forms in the Sky, 129 * Conclusions, 131
6. Dining Like Nero | 133
The Development of the Lobster Palaces, 133 * Murray's Roman
Gardens, 136 * The Cafe de l'Opera, 150 * Conclusions, 154
7. To Be Buried Like a Pharaoh | 155
New York's Cemeteries before 1838, 156 * Green-Wood
and Woodlawn, 159 * Classical Temples to New York's Emperors
and Gods, 161 * Obelisks, Pyramids, Temples, and a
Barque Kiosk, 165 * Conclusions, 172
8. Heroic New Yorkers | 174
Arches to Washington, 177 * The Soldiers' and Sailors'
Memorial Arch, Grand Army Plaza, 183 * The Column to
Columbus, 192 * Monuments in Early Twentieth-Century
New York, 196 * Conclusions, 198
9. Eclectic Antiquity | 200
Snug Harbor and Grecian Temple Churches, 200 * Bathing
Culture in New York City, 204 * Fraternal Organizations:
The Grand Masonic Lodge and the Pythian Temple, 209 *
Theaters, 211 * Conclusions, 212
Reflections: Useable Pasts and Neo-Antique Futures | 213
Glossary | 219
Acknowledgments | 223
Notes | 227
References | 253
Index | 273
Introduction: From the Appian Way to Broadway | 1
Why Antiquity?, 2 * Methodologies, Evidence, and Themes:
Archaeology, Reception Studies, and the Neo-Antique,
3 * Organization of the Chapters, 8
1. Herculean Efforts: New York City's Infrastructure | 13
The Grid, 14 * Rivaling Rome and the Sphinx: The Croton Aqueduct
and Murray Hill Distributing Reservoir, 15 * Bridging the East River
in Style: The Manhattan Bridge, 18 * Train Stations: Appropriating
the Colonnades and Baths of Imperial Rome, 24 * Conclusions, 34
2. The Genius of Architecture: Ancient Muses and Modern Forms | 35
The Parthenon on Wall Street: The US Custom House, 37 * Brooklyn
Borough Hall, the Manhattan Municipal Building, and Foley
Square, 43 * The Tombs, 51 * Conclusions, 55
3. Treasuries of Old and Treasuries of New | 57
Banks, 58 * Warehouses and Commercial Lofts, 63 * The First and
Second Merchants' Exchanges, 68 * The New York Stock Exchange, 71
* Skyscrapers, 74 * Modernism and Its Debt to Classical Architecture:
The Seagram Building, 82 * Conclusions, 82
4. Modern Museions | 85
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 87 * The Brooklyn Institute of Arts
and Sciences, 90 * Temples to Monkeys, Birds, and Lions:
The Architecture of the New York Zoological Society, 94 * The
New York State Memorial to Theodore Roosevelt at the American
Museum of Natural History, 96 * Pantheons and a Stadium:
The Architecture of New York's Universities, 100 * Public
Libraries, 108 * Conclusions, 109
5. Togas at Home | 111
Domestic Architecture and the Greek Revival Style in New York
City, 112 * The Tredwell Home, 114 * Residences in New York
City after the Civil War, 115 * Pompeian Rooms in New York
City, 116 * The Mansion and Greco-Pompeian Music Room
of Henry G. Marquand, 119 * Aspirational Antiquity: Decor and
Design for the Middle Classes, 128 * Apartment Buildings:
Classical Forms in the Sky, 129 * Conclusions, 131
6. Dining Like Nero | 133
The Development of the Lobster Palaces, 133 * Murray's Roman
Gardens, 136 * The Cafe de l'Opera, 150 * Conclusions, 154
7. To Be Buried Like a Pharaoh | 155
New York's Cemeteries before 1838, 156 * Green-Wood
and Woodlawn, 159 * Classical Temples to New York's Emperors
and Gods, 161 * Obelisks, Pyramids, Temples, and a
Barque Kiosk, 165 * Conclusions, 172
8. Heroic New Yorkers | 174
Arches to Washington, 177 * The Soldiers' and Sailors'
Memorial Arch, Grand Army Plaza, 183 * The Column to
Columbus, 192 * Monuments in Early Twentieth-Century
New York, 196 * Conclusions, 198
9. Eclectic Antiquity | 200
Snug Harbor and Grecian Temple Churches, 200 * Bathing
Culture in New York City, 204 * Fraternal Organizations:
The Grand Masonic Lodge and the Pythian Temple, 209 *
Theaters, 211 * Conclusions, 212
Reflections: Useable Pasts and Neo-Antique Futures | 213
Glossary | 219
Acknowledgments | 223
Notes | 227
References | 253
Index | 273
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City Beautiful; Classical; Greece; Egypt; New York; McKim, Mead & White; Reception; Rome; Urban Studies
List of Figures | vii
Introduction: From the Appian Way to Broadway | 1
Why Antiquity?, 2 * Methodologies, Evidence, and Themes:
Archaeology, Reception Studies, and the Neo-Antique,
3 * Organization of the Chapters, 8
1. Herculean Efforts: New York City's Infrastructure | 13
The Grid, 14 * Rivaling Rome and the Sphinx: The Croton Aqueduct
and Murray Hill Distributing Reservoir, 15 * Bridging the East River
in Style: The Manhattan Bridge, 18 * Train Stations: Appropriating
the Colonnades and Baths of Imperial Rome, 24 * Conclusions, 34
2. The Genius of Architecture: Ancient Muses and Modern Forms | 35
The Parthenon on Wall Street: The US Custom House, 37 * Brooklyn
Borough Hall, the Manhattan Municipal Building, and Foley
Square, 43 * The Tombs, 51 * Conclusions, 55
3. Treasuries of Old and Treasuries of New | 57
Banks, 58 * Warehouses and Commercial Lofts, 63 * The First and
Second Merchants' Exchanges, 68 * The New York Stock Exchange, 71
* Skyscrapers, 74 * Modernism and Its Debt to Classical Architecture:
The Seagram Building, 82 * Conclusions, 82
4. Modern Museions | 85
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 87 * The Brooklyn Institute of Arts
and Sciences, 90 * Temples to Monkeys, Birds, and Lions:
The Architecture of the New York Zoological Society, 94 * The
New York State Memorial to Theodore Roosevelt at the American
Museum of Natural History, 96 * Pantheons and a Stadium:
The Architecture of New York's Universities, 100 * Public
Libraries, 108 * Conclusions, 109
5. Togas at Home | 111
Domestic Architecture and the Greek Revival Style in New York
City, 112 * The Tredwell Home, 114 * Residences in New York
City after the Civil War, 115 * Pompeian Rooms in New York
City, 116 * The Mansion and Greco-Pompeian Music Room
of Henry G. Marquand, 119 * Aspirational Antiquity: Decor and
Design for the Middle Classes, 128 * Apartment Buildings:
Classical Forms in the Sky, 129 * Conclusions, 131
6. Dining Like Nero | 133
The Development of the Lobster Palaces, 133 * Murray's Roman
Gardens, 136 * The Cafe de l'Opera, 150 * Conclusions, 154
7. To Be Buried Like a Pharaoh | 155
New York's Cemeteries before 1838, 156 * Green-Wood
and Woodlawn, 159 * Classical Temples to New York's Emperors
and Gods, 161 * Obelisks, Pyramids, Temples, and a
Barque Kiosk, 165 * Conclusions, 172
8. Heroic New Yorkers | 174
Arches to Washington, 177 * The Soldiers' and Sailors'
Memorial Arch, Grand Army Plaza, 183 * The Column to
Columbus, 192 * Monuments in Early Twentieth-Century
New York, 196 * Conclusions, 198
9. Eclectic Antiquity | 200
Snug Harbor and Grecian Temple Churches, 200 * Bathing
Culture in New York City, 204 * Fraternal Organizations:
The Grand Masonic Lodge and the Pythian Temple, 209 *
Theaters, 211 * Conclusions, 212
Reflections: Useable Pasts and Neo-Antique Futures | 213
Glossary | 219
Acknowledgments | 223
Notes | 227
References | 253
Index | 273
Introduction: From the Appian Way to Broadway | 1
Why Antiquity?, 2 * Methodologies, Evidence, and Themes:
Archaeology, Reception Studies, and the Neo-Antique,
3 * Organization of the Chapters, 8
1. Herculean Efforts: New York City's Infrastructure | 13
The Grid, 14 * Rivaling Rome and the Sphinx: The Croton Aqueduct
and Murray Hill Distributing Reservoir, 15 * Bridging the East River
in Style: The Manhattan Bridge, 18 * Train Stations: Appropriating
the Colonnades and Baths of Imperial Rome, 24 * Conclusions, 34
2. The Genius of Architecture: Ancient Muses and Modern Forms | 35
The Parthenon on Wall Street: The US Custom House, 37 * Brooklyn
Borough Hall, the Manhattan Municipal Building, and Foley
Square, 43 * The Tombs, 51 * Conclusions, 55
3. Treasuries of Old and Treasuries of New | 57
Banks, 58 * Warehouses and Commercial Lofts, 63 * The First and
Second Merchants' Exchanges, 68 * The New York Stock Exchange, 71
* Skyscrapers, 74 * Modernism and Its Debt to Classical Architecture:
The Seagram Building, 82 * Conclusions, 82
4. Modern Museions | 85
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 87 * The Brooklyn Institute of Arts
and Sciences, 90 * Temples to Monkeys, Birds, and Lions:
The Architecture of the New York Zoological Society, 94 * The
New York State Memorial to Theodore Roosevelt at the American
Museum of Natural History, 96 * Pantheons and a Stadium:
The Architecture of New York's Universities, 100 * Public
Libraries, 108 * Conclusions, 109
5. Togas at Home | 111
Domestic Architecture and the Greek Revival Style in New York
City, 112 * The Tredwell Home, 114 * Residences in New York
City after the Civil War, 115 * Pompeian Rooms in New York
City, 116 * The Mansion and Greco-Pompeian Music Room
of Henry G. Marquand, 119 * Aspirational Antiquity: Decor and
Design for the Middle Classes, 128 * Apartment Buildings:
Classical Forms in the Sky, 129 * Conclusions, 131
6. Dining Like Nero | 133
The Development of the Lobster Palaces, 133 * Murray's Roman
Gardens, 136 * The Cafe de l'Opera, 150 * Conclusions, 154
7. To Be Buried Like a Pharaoh | 155
New York's Cemeteries before 1838, 156 * Green-Wood
and Woodlawn, 159 * Classical Temples to New York's Emperors
and Gods, 161 * Obelisks, Pyramids, Temples, and a
Barque Kiosk, 165 * Conclusions, 172
8. Heroic New Yorkers | 174
Arches to Washington, 177 * The Soldiers' and Sailors'
Memorial Arch, Grand Army Plaza, 183 * The Column to
Columbus, 192 * Monuments in Early Twentieth-Century
New York, 196 * Conclusions, 198
9. Eclectic Antiquity | 200
Snug Harbor and Grecian Temple Churches, 200 * Bathing
Culture in New York City, 204 * Fraternal Organizations:
The Grand Masonic Lodge and the Pythian Temple, 209 *
Theaters, 211 * Conclusions, 212
Reflections: Useable Pasts and Neo-Antique Futures | 213
Glossary | 219
Acknowledgments | 223
Notes | 227
References | 253
Index | 273
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