Castle Ideas part two
Castle Ideas part two
Following on from my previous post on gargoyles where I showed some older style Gargoyles,which you can see here
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This post focuses on the more modern style gargoyles at the Chrysler Building.
A little bit about he Chrysler Building
The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco-style skyscraper located on the East Side of Midtown Manhattan Not far from grand Central on 42nd Street, inf act you can enter the Grand Central Station through the Chrysler Building.
for a short period of 11 months it was was the world’s tallest building before the Empire State Building surpassed it in 1931.
Standing 319 meters (1047 feet) high, the Chrysler Building houses 77 floors, including a lobby three stories high.
The Chrysler Building was designed by architect William Van Alen for a project of Walter P. Chrysler.
It was built at a cost of $20 million, can you imagine how much a building like this would cost these days, I did read that in 2008 a company bought an 80% share of the building for $800 Million.
This first shot is zoomed in on a couple of the gargoyles
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Zoomed out a little on the same two features.
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And zoomed out even further, seeing this building every day as I walk to the office, I love this building and never tire of seeing it.
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And finishing off with a shot of the other Gargoyles which are at a lower level of the building.
@enginewitty and everyone if you were to have gargoyles on a property would you go old style stone ones of these metallic style?
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Unless we're talking steam punk, old style stone, no doubt about it.
Thanks appreciate your feedback
Such an iconic building :)
Great shots @tattoodjay!
It really is so iconic its my favorite building in the city
I wonder what the purpose of the gargoyles are. Is it just for accent and aesthetic purpose?
I don't know if gargoyles would something I would want to add to my future property. Depending on what kind of property, I am open to the idea but it would still be determined if metallic or not.
The actual design purpose of gargoyles originally was to with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building, thereby preventing rainwater from running down masonry walls and causing damage
but they have also been come an design feature and just for looks some can be grotesque and some not so much so
I think I would got for more modern and less grotesque looking designs myself
I love the chrysler building....such an icon. Makes nyc look like gotham.
yes thats exactly how I feel
Great shots! I will go with the old style!
thanks for your feedback :)
The question posed it a difficult one. While I am greatly drawn to the sleek styling of the modern ones, I love the rugged, ruthless stares of traditional gargoyles. It's as if they have been witness to all the horrors the world has known and they want to share them intimately with you.
Yes I feel the same it is a tough choice, I guess for me if one was building a traditional castle I would go for the old style but if a modern structure I would have to go for the metallic ones, I think if I was ever to choose i would go for a modern high tech castle lOL
I think I would definitely choose a modern high tech castle as well. There is a lot to be said for a/c and heaters! Maybe sleek metallic gargoyles with twisted, horrific faces asca compromise?
I do love your idea a great compromise and Yes I would also want the modern high tech things like you mention and wifi lLOL
Definitely old style stone for me @tattoodjay! Those gargoyles look to me like ancient guardians of the building as if they're saying hands off, don't you dare touch my building!
This is a beautiful building, great shots!
It seems old style stone seem the most popular, being a guy that likes high tech I think my dream castle would be modern and high tech so I would go for metallic :)
Nice photos of this architecture masterpiece.