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Fine Arts Building (Los Angeles)
The landmark Fine Arts Building is located at 811 West 7th Street in Downtown Los Angeles, California. Also known as the Global Marine House, it was declared a historic cultural monument in 1974. Architecture The building was designed by the architects Albert Raymond Walker (1881–1958) and Percy Augustus Eisen (1885–1946) in 1927. It is a compact twelve-storey block on an H-shaped plan with a facing of smooth and squared slabs of light-colored stone. Façade The first three stories present a striking façade with a trapezoidal profile. The building's streetside elevation is divided into three horizontal registers that echo the classic arrangement of a Renaissance palace in distinct lower, central and upper sections. As in Italian antiquity, the section closest to the viewer is given the greatest architectural definition. The façade's central axis is emphasized by a large entrance portal, with a rounded arch that rises the height of two storeys. This deep, splayed passa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fine Arts Building Of Los Angeles
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