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An ornate stone facade under demolition

Name: An ornate stone facade under demolition
Uploaded: 2026-08-31T03:20:05.907Z
Duration: 20 s
Description: Heavy columns with carved capitals, an arched window with a cartouche and stone urns on a balustrade mark the lower front of a large, ornate building; above them ladders, timber scaffolding and gaping openings show the upper floors being taken apart. The Empire State Building rose on the site of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, demolished from the autumn of 1929; the facade appears to be part of it.

Heavy columns with carved capitals, an arched window with a cartouche and stone urns on a balustrade mark the lower front of a large, ornate building; above them ladders, timber scaffolding and gaping openings show the upper floors being taken apart. The Empire State Building rose on the site of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, demolished from the autumn of 1929; the facade appears to be part of it.

Period: c. 1929–1930
Credit: US National ArchivesPublic Domain (NARA) · Digitalisierung und Bearbeitung: © zb Media GmbH

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Clip name: HFE004320
Length: 0' 20"
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Frames per Second: 24 fps
Chroma Subsampling: yuv422p10le
Resolution: 1920 × 1080
Format: MOV
File Size: 426,689,940 bytes

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