5123 x 3414 px | 43,4 x 28,9 cm | 17,1 x 11,4 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
7 settembre 2010
Ubicazione:
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, 60654Chicago, Illinois, USA
Altre informazioni:
The Merchandise Mart was designed by the Chicago architectural firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst and White. When opened in 1930, the Merchandise Mart or the Merch Mart, located in the Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois, was the largest building in the world with 4, 000, 000 square feet (372, 000 m2) of floor space. The building continues to be a leading retailing and wholesale destination, hosting 20, 000 visitors and tenants per day. The Merchandise Mart is so large that it has its own zip code (60654). Started in 1928, completed in 1931, and built in the same art deco style as the Chicago Board of Trade Building, its cost was reported as both $32 million and $38 million. The building was the largest in the world in terms of floorspace, but was surpassed by The Pentagon in 1943, and now stands twenty-fifth on the list of largest buildings in the world. Jules Guerin's frieze of 17 murals is the primary feature of the lobby and graphically illustrate commerce throughout the world, including the countries of origin for items sold in the building.[9] The murals depict the industries and products, the primary mode of transportation and the architecture of 14 countries. Drawing on years as a stage set designer, Guerin executed the murals in red with gold leaf using techniques producing distinct image layers in successive planes.
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