A scene in the fictional Russell mansion on Fifth Avenue from HBO series The Gilded Age. The series is a showcase for Beaux Arts buildings funded by wealthy New York families such as the Rockefellers and Vanderbilts. Photo: AP
The Gilded Age brings alive New York’s cultural awakening in the glory of its Beaux Arts buildings, from the Public Library to the Met
- HBO series set in the era of America’s renaissance after the civil war is a showcase for New York’s Beaux Arts buildings, funded by its ‘new money’ aristocrats
- The Rockefeller, Carnegie, Frick and Astor families among others funded lavish mansions and buildings such as the Met, Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal
A scene in the fictional Russell mansion on Fifth Avenue from HBO series The Gilded Age. The series is a showcase for Beaux Arts buildings funded by wealthy New York families such as the Rockefellers and Vanderbilts. Photo: AP
