Fisher Building - Photos Decor Detail
Fisher Building
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This picture gallery will showcase some of the Fisher Building's favored detailed ornamentation.
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The first three levels of the building are glad in pink Minnesota granite, the rest of the building is covered in Beaver Dam Marvilla Marble from a quarry in Maryland.
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The two eagles atop pylons over the main entrance. Their wings are open but curved forward in a sheltering gesture.
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Another eagle from a main entrance pylon, spreading its wings to take flight, representing the progressive and entrepreneurial spirit of America.
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God like and heroic heads over the main entrance. They were originally gold-plated but most of the gold-plating has tarnished and worn out over the years.
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The Grand Blvd front entrance with its ornate brass detail in July 2023
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Details of the ornate brass grilles above the entrance.
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Details of the ornate brass grilles above the entrance.
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The upper sections of the Fisher building are lined with all sorts of small and large, fanciful gargoyles and grotesques.
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Those grotesques were supposedly carved by New York City born Ulysses Ricci, an American known for his architectural sculpture.
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This one can be seen on top of the far left side of the Grand Blvd facade
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A view at the west side of the main tower
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The upper west side of the building, lit up by the setting sun
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West side of the Fisher Building Annex
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A detail shot of the upper west side facade of the Fisher Building Annex
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More eagles and grotesques near the roof line
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Roof detail
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Detail view at the North Annex of the Fisher building
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Detail shot of the south facade as seen from Grand Blvd.
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Detail shot of the roof line as seen from Grand Blvd.
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Another detail shot of grotesques