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Where Lightning strikes

0 Comments Published by Cedric Benetti on Monday, January 11, 2010 at 1/11/2010 02:44:00 PM.

The flamboyant crown of the 1929 General Electric Building is a dynamic-looking burst of Gothic Art Deco style rendering, which is supposed to represent radio waves, and is lit from within at night, making it look like a torch struck by lighnting.
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In 1993 the building was donated to Columbia University because its small floor size couldn't produce enough rent income for an economically viable ownership.

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