Wisdom, flanked by Sound and Light
By Lee Lawrie
At the entrance to 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Underneath, the text reads:
Wisdom and Knowledge shall be the stability of thy times
[Isaiah 33:6]
The Rockefeller Center was sponsored by, and named after, John D Rockefeller Jr. (1874-1960). The development consists of 14 Art Deco buildings, designed by Raymond Mathewson Hood (1881-1934) and constructed between 1930-39, plus 4 International-Style buildings built in the 1960-70s.
The only project employed 40,000 people, and cost an estimated $250m at the time (this included the acquiring the land and demolishing some existing buildings).
Wisdom, flanked by Sound and Light
By Lee Lawrie
At the entrance to 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Underneath, the text reads:
Wisdom and Knowledge shall be the stability of thy times
[Isaiah 33:6]
The Rockefeller Center was sponsored by, and named after, John D Rockefeller Jr. (1874-1960). The development consists of 14 Art Deco buildings, designed by Raymond Mathewson Hood (1881-1934) and constructed between 1930-39, plus 4 International-Style buildings built in the 1960-70s.
The only project employed 40,000 people, and cost an estimated $250m at the time (this included the acquiring the land and demolishing some existing buildings).