The Barclay-Vesey Building

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This Is a Model Of Barclay – Vesey Building (The Verizon Building). It is a 32-story Art Deco building in New York City. The building is located at 140 West Street, adjacent to the World Trade Centre site Opposite Where 6 WTC Once Stood, and next to 7 World Trade Centre. The building experienced major damage in the September 11, 2001 attacks. Its thick masonry exterior and use of masonry to protect steel columns and structural elements helped the building withstand the attacks. Restoration of the building took three years, at a cost of $1.4 billion. The building was designed by Ralph Walker of McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin Architects, and constructed in 1926. The building is 498 ft (152 m) tall and 32 stories. Construction was completed in 1927, and the building was known at that time as the Barclay-Vesey Building. Architects and historians widely consider the Verizon Building as the first art-deco skyscraper. The interior of the building includes 1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m2). The lobby features marble walls and other ornate decor, including ceiling murals that depict how human communication has progressed, from Aztec runners to the telephone. Walker was inspired by Maya architecture in designing the facade. Exterior ornamentation includes complex foliage, along with babies and animal heads as part of the design, and a bell (symbol of the telephone company) above the door. The Verizon Building has five sub-basement levels, which house communications equipment…Enjoy!