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A Skyscraper Is At The Same Time A Triumph Of The Machine And A Tremendous Emotional Experience, Almost Breath-taking. Not Merely Its Height But Its Mass And Proportions Are The Result Of An Emotion, As Well As Of Calculation.

-George Gershwin

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A Skyscraper Is At The Same Time

George Gershwin

A Skyscraper Is At The Same Time A Triumph Of The Machine And A Tremendous Emotional Experience, Almost Breath-taking. Not Merely Its Height But Its Mass And Proportions Are The Result Of An Emotion, As Well As Of Calculation.

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