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Police Plaza
5 in 1 (1971–4), in Police Plaza,
is a sculpture by Bernard
Rosenthal. It represents the
five boroughs of New York.

Municipal Building
Until 2009, this building was
where weddings “at City Hall”
actually took place. The copper
statue on the skyline is Civic Fame
by Adolph Weinman.

United States
Courthouse
Woolworth Building The Civic Center
The handsomely decorated is marked on the
spire marks the headquarters skyline by the
of F. W. Woolworth’s empire. Surrogate’s Courthouse golden pyramid
It is still the finest “cathedral (Hall of Records) of architect Cass
of commerce” ever built Archives dating back to 1664 Gilbert’s
(see p85). are stored and displayed here. courthouse.

Con Edison Mural
In 1975, artist Richard
Haas re-created the
Brooklyn Bridge on the Brooklyn Bridge
sidewall of a former Views of, and from, the bridge have made it one
electrical substation. of New York’s best-loved landmarks (see pp232–5).

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