Antiquity in Gotham

The Ancient Architecture of New York City

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

AvElizabeth Macaulay-Lewis

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The first detailed study of "Neo-Antique" 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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Utgivningsdatum2022-09-20
Mått178 x 254 x 15 mm
Vikt460 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagFordham University Press
ISBN9781531502423

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List of Figures viiIntroduction: From the Appian Way to Broadway 1Why Antiquity?, 2 • Methodologies, Evidence, and Themes:Archaeology, Reception Studies, and the Neo-Antique,3 • Organization of the Chapters, 81. Herculean Efforts: New York City's Infrastructure 13The Grid, 14 • Rivaling Rome and the Sphinx: The Croton Aqueductand Murray Hill Distributing Reservoir, 15 • Bridging the East Riverin Style: The Manhattan Bridge, 18 • Train Stations: Appropriatingthe Colonnades and Baths of Imperial Rome, 24 • Conclusions, 342. The Genius of Architecture: Ancient Muses and Modern Forms 35The Parthenon on Wall Street: The US Custom House, 37 • BrooklynBorough Hall, the Manhattan Municipal Building, and FoleySquare, 43 • The Tombs, 51 • Conclusions, 553. Treasuries of Old and Treasuries of New 57Banks, 58 • Warehouses and Commercial Lofts, 63 • The First andSecond Merchants' Exchanges, 68 • The New York Stock Exchange, 71• Skyscrapers, 74 • Modernism and Its Debt to Classical Architecture: The Seagram Building, 82 • Conclusions, 824. Modern Museions 85The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 87 • The Brooklyn Institute of Artsand Sciences, 90 • Temples to Monkeys, Birds, and Lions:The Architecture of the New York Zoological Society, 94 • TheNew York State Memorial to Theodore Roosevelt at the AmericanMuseum of Natural History, 96 • Pantheons and a Stadium:The Architecture of New York's Universities, 100 • PublicLibraries, 108 • Conclusions, 1095. Togas at Home 111Domestic Architecture and the Greek Revival Style in New YorkCity, 112 • The Tredwell Home, 114 • Residences in New YorkCity after the Civil War, 115 • Pompeian Rooms in New YorkCity, 116 • The Mansion and Greco-Pompeian Music Roomof Henry G. Marquand, 119 • Aspirational Antiquity: Décor andDesign for the Middle Classes, 128 • Apartment Buildings:Classical Forms in the Sky, 129 • Conclusions, 1316. Dining Like Nero 133The Development of the Lobster Palaces, 133 • Murray's RomanGardens, 136 • The Café de l'Opéra, 150 • Conclusions, 1547. To Be Buried Like a Pharaoh 155New York's Cemeteries before 1838, 156 • Green-Woodand Woodlawn, 159 • Classical Temples to New York's Emperorsand Gods, 161 • Obelisks, Pyramids, Temples, and a Barque Kiosk, 165 • Conclusions, 1728. Heroic New Yorkers 174Arches to Washington, 177 • The Soldiers' and Sailors'Memorial Arch, Grand Army Plaza, 183 • The Column toColumbus, 192 • Monuments in Early Twentieth-CenturyNew York, 196 • Conclusions, 1989. Eclectic Antiquity 200Snug Harbor and Grecian Temple Churches, 200 • BathingCulture in New York City, 204 • Fraternal Organizations:The Grand Masonic Lodge and the Pythian Temple, 209 •Theaters, 211 • Conclusions, 212Reflections: Useable Pasts and Neo-Antique Futures 213Glossary 219Acknowledgments 223Notes 227References 253Index 273

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