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PPG Obelisk

May 1986

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PPG Obelisk
  • Title
  • PPG Obelisk
  • Creator
  • Levinson, Joel B.
  • Date
  • May 1986
  • Identifier
  • 201501.02.014.57
  • Source Identifier
  • 201501.02.014.57
  • Description
  • A view of the rose granite obelisk in front of the PPG Place building (1984). Designed by John Burgee Architects and Philip Johnson (who also designed PPG Place itself) the obelisk stands at 44 feet in height. In the winter the obelisk is covered with a large Christmas tree, and the courtyard/fountain area is converted into an ice rink.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
    slides (photographs)
  • Subject
  • Obelisks
    Sculpture
    Buildings
    Men
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Central Business District (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Joel B. Levinson Photographs, 1950-2006
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Joel B. Levinson Photographs
  • Rights Information
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