New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building main entrance

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The New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building main entrance is the grand, Beaux-Arts Fifth Avenue facade of the library’s flagship Midtown Manhattan branch, renowned for its monumental staircase and iconic marble lion statues.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural facade
building entrance
accessibleBy public staircase
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
borough Manhattan
country United States of America
faces Fifth Avenue
flankedBy Fortitude (lion statue)
Patience (lion statue)
frequentlyPhotographedAs New York City landmark
function main public access to library building
hasFeature Corinthian columns
balustrades
broad central stairway
flagpoles
grand central portal
large arched doorways
monumental staircase
ornamental friezes
sculptural pediments
side portals
symmetrical facade
hasSculpture Fortitude (lion statue)
Patience (lion statue)
isLandmarkViewOf New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
isPrimaryEntranceOf New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
New York Public Library main branch
knownFor grand Beaux-Arts staircase
iconic marble lion statues
symbolic civic architecture
lionPedestalsCarvedBy the Piccirilli Brothers
linked to: Piccirilli Brothers
locatedAtIntersectionWith West 41st Street
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
locatedOn Fifth Avenue
materialUsed marble
near Bryant Park
neighborhood Midtown Manhattan
openedWithBuilding 1911
overlooks Bryant Park vicinity
partOf New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
sculptorOfLions Edward Clark Potter
symbolizes civic pride of New York City
knowledge and learning
usedAsSettingIn films
television shows
tourism photography
yearCompleted 1911

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Patience (lion statue) guardsEntranceOf New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building main entrance
Astor Hall accessPoint Fifth Avenue main entrance of the New York Public Library
linked to: New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building main entrance
McGraw Rotunda partOf New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building interior
linked to: New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building main entrance