The Architect · Lina · New York
Woolworth Building
The exterior is famous, but the lobby is the secret — a vaulted, mosaicked space with caricature gargoyles of the building's makers (Woolworth counting nickels, Gilbert cradling a model of the tower). You need the tour to get in, and it's worth it.
Cass Gilbert's 1913 'Cathedral of Commerce' — Gothic ornament wrapped on a steel frame.
— Lina, The Architect
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