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This book is about the design of the facade of 51 of America's most extravagant early skyscrapers. Included are the biographies of noted architects and the aristocrats who financed America's first skyscrapers. This book discusses the influences of European aesthetic values in America--and scandals, rogues and class distinctions. Interpretations by contemporary critics are sprinkled throughout the text. Woven throughout the book are inquiries about the validity of Greek and Roman mythologies and their relationships to ""modern"" America and its spirit of invention and progress. Foreign traditio

Architecture and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century. --- Architecture and society -- United States -- History -- 20th century. --- Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- United States -- History -- 19th century. --- Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- United States -- History -- 20th century. --- Facades -- United States. --- Skyscrapers -- United States -- History -- 19th century. --- Skyscrapers -- United States -- History -- 20th century. --- Facades --- Skyscrapers --- Decoration and ornament, Architectural --- Architecture and society --- History