Architecture and Design of the Building

Beaux-Arts

• Grandiosity and opulence are evident in the structure's overall composition.
• Use of balconies, columns, and statuary for a rich and dramatic effect.
• Complex, decorative details around the windows and roof.

• The Paris Opera House
• New York Public Library
• Grand Central Terminal in New York

Art Nouveau

• Curving lines and organic forms, particularly around the arched entrances.
• Elaborate iron and glass work, indicating the style's innovative use of new materials.

• Hotel Tassel in Brussels by Victor Horta
• Casa Batlló in Barcelona by Antoni Gaudí
• The entrances to the Paris Métro stations by Hector Guimard

Neoclassical

• Influence visible in the symmetric façade and grand columns reminiscent of classical Greco-Roman architecture.
• The usage of domes and triangular pediments enforce the Neoclassical preference for geometry.

• The Panthéon in Paris
• The White House in Washington, D.C.
• The United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.