Manhattan · NYC landmark
Hearst Magazine Building / Hearst Tower
951-969 Eighth Avenue · Manhattan, New York City
A publishing headquarters where a preserved sculptured base supports a much later glass tower with diagonal framing.
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NYFE Summary
Hearst commissioned the low building as the base of a larger publishing headquarters. The planned tower was not completed during the Depression. A later expansion kept the historic exterior and rose from within it.
Large figures stand on the piers along the old roofline. Above them, the newer tower's diagonal framework forms a pattern of triangles across the glass. From the street, the two parts show very different approaches to building a corporate headquarters.
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Check the operator’s current opening, admission and access information before travelling. Historic status does not guarantee public access to every interior.
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