Cathedral of Commerce

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The "Cathedral of Commerce" is a nickname for New York City's Woolworth Building, a pioneering early 20th-century Gothic Revival skyscraper that symbolized the rise of modern corporate capitalism.

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Cathedral of Commerce canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building nickname
alsoKnownAs Cathedral of Commerce of New York
appliesTo Woolworth Building
associatedWithArchitect Cass Gilbert
associatedWithBorough Manhattan
associatedWithBuildingType skyscraper
associatedWithCity New York City
associatedWithCompany F. W. Woolworth Company
associatedWithEconomicTheme consumer culture
corporate headquarters architecture
associatedWithFunction office building
associatedWithIndustry retail
associatedWithPeriod Progressive Era United States
linked to: Progressive Era
associatedWithPerson Frank W. Woolworth
coinedFor Woolworth Building
hasArchitecturalStyle Gothic Revival
neo-Gothic
hasCompletionEra early 20th century
hasCulturalRole icon of New York City architecture
landmark of American skyscraper design
hasDesignInspiration European Gothic cathedrals
hasMetaphoricalMeaning church-like monument to commerce
refersTo Woolworth Building
symbolizes commercial power
corporate capitalism in the United States
early 20th-century skyscraper era
rise of modern corporate capitalism
usedFor marketing of the Woolworth Building
usedIn architectural history literature
cultural criticism about capitalism
urban history discourse

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Woolworth Building nicknamed Cathedral of Commerce
F. W. Woolworth Company WoolworthBuildingNickname Cathedral of Commerce