There is nothing more fickle than the fate of buildings of the Big Apple. The old, familiar eye the skyscrapers give way to new ones, sparkling in the sunlight, skyscrapers, some shops are replaced by others, and some buildings get a new face that love is not everything.
The Philip Johnson building at 550 Madison Avenue for many years was the most striking example of postmodernist architecture in new York, but its massive and spacious lobby, this week closed its doors forever. Life does not stand still, and even the giants sometimes coming to an end.
Wednesday, January 10, the current owners of the building Olayan America and Chesfield America began construction work in the lobby of a skyscraper, to provide a location for another Apple store in the city centre.
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Not to say that residents tried to protect an architectural treasure. The controversial project was presented to the public in October, and all this time, the opponents of drastic changes in the appearance of the famous skyscraper made every effort to ensure the assignment of the lobby status of the historic sights. But all their efforts were unsuccessful due to the fact that in 1993 there was a major renovation, which greatly influenced the interior, depriving it of historical flavor.
Despite the fact that the lower tier of the skyscraper was already enveloped in a web of scaffolding, you can still come to Midtown East, to look at the past through the years the splendor of a monumental skyscraper, before people start coming here to buy the next Apple gadget.
