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Paramount Building
1501 Broadway, Times Square
New York City NY United States
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| Status: | built | | Construction Dates | | Began | 1926 | | Finished | 1927 | | Floor Count | 33 |
|  | | Building Uses | | - office | | - theatre | | Structural Types | | - highrise | | - clock | | Architectural Style | | - beaux arts | | Materials | | - masonry |
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| | Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Spire | | 431 ft | | | | | calculated by J. Möhring | | | | | Roof | | 391 ft | | | | | calculated by J. Möhring | | | | | Clock | | 348 ft | | | | | calculated by J. Möhring | | |
Description
Architect: C.W. and George L. Rapp
Cost: $13.5 Million
- A signature globe crowns the building.
- The globe and clock were painted black in 1944 during World War II to maintain blackout conditions for fear of enemy invasion. The Globe and Clock tower were later restored in 1996.
- The Paramount Building has 14 setbacks.
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