Socony–Mobil Building

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The Socony–Mobil Building is a prominent International Style skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, notable for its stainless-steel facade and association with the Mobil oil company.

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Generate an image of the Socony–Mobil Building (The Socony–Mobil Building is a prominent International Style skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, notable for its stainless-steel facade and association with the Mobil oil company.)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf International Style building ⓘ
New York City Landmark ⓘ
office building ⓘ
skyscraper ⓘ
architect Gordon Bunshaft ⓘ
Harrison & Abramovitz ⓘ
architecturalStyle International Style ⓘ
borough Manhattan ⓘ
category International Style architecture in New York City ⓘ
New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan ⓘ
Skyscraper office buildings in Manhattan ⓘ
completionDate 1956 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designationDate New York City Landmark designation in 2003 ⓘ
developer Irving Trust Company ⓘ
Socony–Vacuum Oil Company ⓘ
linked to: Vacuum Oil Company
district Midtown East ⓘ
facadeMaterial stainless steel ⓘ
floorCount 45 ⓘ
formerName Socony–Vacuum Building ⓘ
function corporate offices ⓘ
hasFeature aluminum spandrel panels ⓘ
curtain wall facade ⓘ
elevated plaza ⓘ
setback massing ⓘ
height approximately 572 feet ⓘ
heritageDesignation New York City Landmark ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
location Manhattan ⓘ
Midtown Manhattan ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
materialUsed stainless steel ⓘ
namedAfter Socony–Mobil ⓘ
linked to: Exxon
near Chrysler Building ⓘ
Grand Central Terminal ⓘ
notableFor association with Mobil oil company ⓘ
early use of metal curtain wall in New York skyscrapers ⓘ
stainless-steel facade ⓘ
openingDate 1956 ⓘ
owner Multiple private owners over time ⓘ
roofType flat roof ⓘ
startDate 1953 ⓘ
streetAddress 150 East 42nd Street ⓘ
structuralSystem steel frame ⓘ
tenant Mobil ⓘ
Socony–Vacuum Oil Company ⓘ
linked to: Vacuum Oil Company
use commercial ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wallace Harrison → designed → Socony–Mobil Building ⓘ
Socony–Mobil Building → formerName → Socony–Vacuum Building ⓘ
linked to: Socony–Mobil Building
East 42nd Street → hasLandmark → Socony–Mobil Building ⓘ
Amoco Building → formerName → Standard Oil Building ⓘ
linked to: Socony–Mobil Building