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Architecture and Urban Planning Collection
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univcincin~27~27
Architecture and Urban Planning Collection
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Work Record ID:
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2317
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2317
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Reproduction Record ID:
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2317
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2317
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Work Class:
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Architecture
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Architecture
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Work Type:
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skyscraper
work_type
skyscraper
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false
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Title:
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Central Trust Bank Tower
title
Central Trust Bank Tower
Title
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Title Type:
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preferred
title_type
preferred
Title Type
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Title:
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PNC Tower
title
PNC Tower
Title
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Title Type:
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alternate
title_type
alternate
Title Type
false
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Creator:
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Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934
creator
Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934
Creator
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Creator Dates:
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1859-1934
creator_dates
1859-1934
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false
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Creator Nationality:
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American
creator_nationality
American
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false
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Creator Type:
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personal
creator_type
personal
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false
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Creator Role:
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architect
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architect
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false
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Date:
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1913
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Date Type:
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completion date
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completion date
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Location:
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Cincinnati (Ohio)
location
Cincinnati (Ohio)
Location
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Location Type:
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site
location_type
site
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false
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Location:
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1 West Fourth St. (Cincinnati,Ohio)
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1 West Fourth St. (Cincinnati,Ohio)
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Style Period:
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Neoclassical
style_period
Neoclassical
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false
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Culture:
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American
culture
American
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false
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Subject:
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Cincinnati (Ohio)
subject
Cincinnati (Ohio)
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Subject:
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skyscrapers
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skyscrapers
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false
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Subject:
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central business districts
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central business districts
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false
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Subject:
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towers (building divisions)
subject
towers (building divisions)
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false
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Subject:
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friezes (ornamental areas)
subject
friezes (ornamental areas)
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false
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Description:
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The Union Central Life Insurance Company Building, commonly known as the Central Trust Tower or the PNC Tower, was built in 1913 and designed by one of the United States' important architects of the early twentieth century, Cass Gilbert. When it was completed, it was the fifth tallest building in the world and Cincinnati's tallest until 1930 and the building of the Carew Tower. "Superposed elements composed of Italian Renaissance details include the base of heavily rusticated marble masonry, the tower of two sections and a large projecting cornice, supporting the multistoried, truncated top motif." The exterior of the tower is clad in white terra cotta with the upper Ionic colonnade and pyramidal roof that bears resemblance to the Hellenistic tomb, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. The small copper lantern placed on the uppermost portion of the roof, decorated with a rich green patina, hides a smokestack.
description
The Union Central Life Insurance Company Building, commonly known as the Central Trust Tower or the PNC Tower, was built in 1913 and designed by one of the United States' important architects of the early twentieth century, Cass Gilbert. When it was completed, it was the fifth tallest building in the world and Cincinnati's tallest until 1930 and the building of the Carew Tower. "Superposed elements composed of Italian Renaissance details include the base of heavily rusticated marble masonry, the tower of two sections and a large projecting cornice, supporting the multistoried, truncated top motif." The exterior of the tower is clad in white terra cotta with the upper Ionic colonnade and pyramidal roof that bears resemblance to the Hellenistic tomb, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. The small copper lantern placed on the uppermost portion of the roof, decorated with a rich green patina, hides a smokestack.
Description
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Information Source:
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Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati. Architecture and Construction in Cincinnati : A Guide to Buildings, Designers, and Builders. Cincinnati, Ohio: Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati, 1987. 51.
information_source
Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati. Architecture and Construction in Cincinnati : A Guide to Buildings, Designers, and Builders. Cincinnati, Ohio: Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati, 1987. 51.
Information Source
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Reproduction Creator:
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Mackaron, Erissa
reproduction_creator
Mackaron, Erissa
Reproduction Creator
false
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Reproduction Creator Type:
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other
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other
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false
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Reproduction Date:
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2003
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2003
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false
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Reproduction Date Type:
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creation
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creation
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false
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Reproduction Subject:
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skylines
reproduction_subject
skylines
Reproduction Subject
false
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Reproduction Subject:
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banks (buildings)
reproduction_subject
banks (buildings)
Reproduction Subject
false
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Reproduction View:
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Oblique view of tower
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Oblique view of tower
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false
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Reproduction View Type:
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exterior view
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exterior view
Reproduction View Type
false
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Reproduction View Subject:
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skylines
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skylines
Reproduction View Subject
false
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Reproduction Rights Statement:
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These images are for non-profit use educational use. Publication, commercial use, or reproduction of material in physical or digital form requires prior written permission from the copyright holder.
reproduction_rights_statement
These images are for non-profit use educational use. Publication, commercial use, or reproduction of material in physical or digital form requires prior written permission from the copyright holder.
Reproduction Rights Statement
false
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