Five hundred glorious photographs showcase the finest, most majestic and most interesting examples of architecture in my most beloved city outside of New Zealand, New York. The book represents a photographic neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood tour of the city, capturing stately and historic buildings, monuments and engineering structures. Each building is showcased on it's own page in a rich and beautiful fine resolution monochrome photograph. The accompanying text identifies location and date of completion/renovation, the building's distinctive features and historical context.Having just come back from almost a month in that great city how could I possibly leave this stunning door-stopper of a book on the shelf at the wonderful Matakana Village Bookshop?
PS-I wonder how many photographs I own of the Flat Iron Building? Dozens!
Published by Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, NZ$50.
NYC is often thought of as canyons of glass boxes, but it has a lot of interesting old buildings from the pre-World War 2 era as well.
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