When Skyscrapers Looked Like Cathedrals

For centuries the tallest buildings in the world were Gothic cathedrals. At the dawn of the age of skyscrapers some architects looked back to these buildings for inspiration. Using the Gothic style they could express the soaring height of these towers, and create such iconic structures as the Woolworth building in New York, or Chicago's Tribune Tower.

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https://uvafralinartmuseum.virginia.edu/exhibitions/skyscraper-gothic

https://skyscraper.org/programs/skyscraper-gothic-medieval-style-and-modernist-buildings/

https://www.archdaily.com/880899/how-chicagos-tribune-tower-competition-changed-architecture-forever

https://positivelypittsburgh.com/the-iconic-cathedral-of-learning/

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