Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis

Antiquity in Gotham (eBook, PDF)

The Ancient Architecture of New York City

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Produktbeschreibung

The first detailed study of "e;Neo-Antique"e; architecture applies an archaeological lens to the study of New York City's structuresSince the city s inception, New Yorkers have deliberately and purposefully engaged with ancient architecture to design and erect many of its most iconic buildings and monuments, including Grand Central Terminal and the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch in Brooklyn, as well as forgotten gems such as Snug Harbor on Staten Island and the Gould Memorial Library in the Bronx. Antiquity in Gotham interprets the various ways ancient architecture was re-conceived in New York City from the eighteenth century to the early twenty-first century. Contextualizing New York s Neo-Antique architecture within larger American architectural trends, author Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis applies an archaeological lens to the study of the New York buildings that incorporated these various models in their design, bringing together these diverse sources of inspiration into a single continuum. Antiquity in Gotham explores how ancient architecture communicated the political ideals of the new republic through the adaptation of Greek and Roman architecture, how Egyptian temples conveyed the city s new technological achievements, and how the ancient Near East served many artistic masters, decorating the interiors of glitzy Gilded Age restaurants and the tops of skyscrapers. Rather than classifying neo-classical (and Greek Revival), Egyptianizing, and architecture inspired by the ancient Near East into distinct categories, Macaulay-Lewis applies the Neo-Antique framework that considers the similarities and differences intellectually, conceptually, and chronologically among the reception of these different architectural traditions. This fundamentally interdisciplinary project draws upon all available evidence and archival materials such as the letters and memos of architects and their patrons, and the commentary in contemporary newspapers and magazines to provide a lively multi-dimensional analysis that examines not only the city s ancient buildings and rooms themselves but also how New Yorkers envisaged them, lived in them, talked about them, and reacted to them. Antiquity offered New Yorkers architecture with flexible aesthetic, functional, cultural, and intellectual resonances whether it be the democratic ideals of Periclean Athens, the technological might of Pharaonic Egypt, or the majesty of Imperial Rome. The result of these dialogues with ancient architectural forms was the creation of innovative architecture that has defined New York City s skyline throughout its history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fordham University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. März 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780823293865
• Artikelnr.: 72446167

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis

Inhaltsangabe

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: Décor 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 Café de l'Opéra, 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