An aerial view of downtown Albany, New York, with a view facing northwest. The Empire State Plaza is the commanding group of identical, high-rise buildings and the tallest building is the Corning Tower, named after the Albany mayor Erastus Corning II. All of these buildings are state office towers, designed by Wallace K. Harrison and Max Abramovitz., Undated

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University at Albany
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An aerial view of downtown Albany, New York, with a view facing northwest. The Empire State Plaza is the commanding group of identical, high-rise buildings and the tallest building is the Corning Tower, named after the Albany mayor Erastus Corning II. All of these buildings are state office towers, designed by Wallace K. Harrison and Max Abramovitz.
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Cityscapes

Aerial views

Abramovitz, Max, 1908-

Empire State Plaza (Albany, N.Y.)

University Archives Photographs

Corning, Erastus, 1909-1983

Towers

Harrison, Wallace K. (Wallace Kirkman), 1895-

Albany (N.Y.)

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February 1, 2019

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