Book Tower and Building - Photos (exterior detail)
Book Tower and Book Building
Jan. 30, 2025 - taken from 38th floor of Ally building
Looking up at the top of the newly renovated Book Tower - built in the model of Beaux-Arts Classicism, which imitates Roman and Greek architecture, the tower stands 38 stories tall and at 475 feet high it was briefly the tallest building in Detroit until the construction of the Penobscot building in 1928.
Front door chandelier
Photo from Jan. 30, 2025
Book Tower detail with Leland facade on the right - Photo from May 3, 2025
A detailed view at the beautiful north facade facing Grand River Ave.
The Book Building's caryatids were removed and replaced with fiberglass exact replicas. Over the years, the steel frames inside the figures rusted and damaged the sculptures from within - too far gone to be repaired.
A look look at the renovated North and West facades with the thirteenth story "belt" of nude figures.
Jun 14, 2023 - Picture taken from the Opera House rooftop
The keystone bust over the Washington Blvd. entrance
Photo from Jun. 10, 2023
Photo from Apr. 3, 2025
Book Tower west facade detail - Photo from May 15, 2025 - taken from the Town Residences' rooftop patio
Photo from Jun. 10, 2023