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Morningside Heights : a history of its architecture & development /

The announcement during the final years of the nineteenth century that the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Columbia College, St. Luke's Hospital, Teachers College, and Barnard College would construct new complexes on Morningside Heights heralded the transformation of this geographically isola...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dolkart, Andrew
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [1998]
Colección:Columbia history of urban life.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The announcement during the final years of the nineteenth century that the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Columbia College, St. Luke's Hospital, Teachers College, and Barnard College would construct new complexes on Morningside Heights heralded the transformation of this geographically isolated area into "the Acropolis of New York." Over the next several decades, these institutions, as well as Union Theological Seminary, Jewish Theological Seminary, the Institute of Musical Art/Julliard School of Music, and Riverside Church created a neighborhood of spectacular institutional buildings. In this lavishly illustrated book, Andrew S. Dolkart explores the richly varied architecture and history of these complexes and of the surrounding residential neighborhood and thus reveals a fascinating chapter in the life of New York City.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xix, 505 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-467) and index.
ISBN:9780231534819
0231534817