British Empire Building

British Empire Building
Entrée du British Empire Building.

Le British Empire Building, construit en 1932, est un bâtiment de 12 000 m², faisant partie du Rockefeller Center situé au 620 Fifth Avenue à New York.

Il fait face à La Maison française, les deux bâtiments étant séparés par les Channel Gardens ("jardins de la Manche"). L'entrée du bâtiment est ornée d'une fresque réalisée par Carl Paul Jennewein représentant les industries du Commonwealth britannique, sel, blé, laine, charbon, poisson, coton, tabac et sucre.

Bibliographie

  • British Empire Building in Rockefeller Center. ; New York 1933. (OCLC 484886)

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