5199 x 3466 px | 44 x 29,3 cm | 17,3 x 11,6 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
18 agosto 2005
Ubicazione:
Chicago Cultural Centre Preston Bradley Hall USA
Altre informazioni:
Camera looking straight up at the Tiffany glass dome and light shade located in the Chicago Cultural Centre Preston Bradley Hall USA. he magnificent translucent dome, measuring 38 feet in diameter and spanning more than 10, 000 square feet, is made of some 30, 000 Tiffany Favrile glass pieces in 243 sections held within an ornate cast iron frame. At the top of the dome are the signs of the zodiac. At the base of the dome is a quotation from the British author Joseph Addison. The dome glass, lighting fixtures, wall sconces and chandeliers were made by the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company of New York. The supporting frame was constructed by the Chicago Ornamental Iron Company. The restoration of the Chicago Cultural Center’s Louis Comfort Tiffany art glass dome — the largest Tiffany glass dome in the world — was completed in 2008 with awe-inspiring results. This project restored the dome to Tiffany’s original vision. Now the dome can be seen as it was in 1897, when the building opened as the first Chicago Public Library. Natural light shines through the glass, changing the subtle colors of the restored glass minute-by-minute.
