Capitol Records Building
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| Place: | Hollywood , Los Angeles , California |
| Construction time : | 1955-1956 |
| Opening: | 1956 |
| Status : | Built |
| Architect : | Louis Naidorf at Welton Becket & Associates |
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| Height to the roof: | 45.72 m |
| Floors : | 13 |
| Building material : | Reinforced concrete |
The Capitol Records Building , also Capitol Records Tower or Capitol Tower for short , is a 13-story skyscraper built in 1956 in Hollywood , Los Angeles , California , United States . The headquarters of the music label Capitol Records is one of the most outstanding buildings in Hollywood and is considered to be one of the first round office buildings in the world. The building also houses Capitol Studios , the recording studios of Capitol Records.
building
The striking building was designed by Louis Naidorf in the architecture firm Welton Becket & Associates and erected in 1955/56 on Vine Street , near Hollywood Boulevard, as the headquarters and recording studio of the music label Capitol Records . Was kolportiert that the rotunda a stack of single - records with a pickup -needle on the top was modeled. Naidorf himself made it clear, however, that other considerations had determined the shape of the building. The office tower was later expanded to include the square ground floor. The building height of 150 feet (45.72 m) without a point is based on the maximum building height in Hollywood that was valid until 1956.
In 2013, MTV hosted a concert by the band Arcade Fire on the roof of the Capitol Records Building. Hollywood Boulevard was closed to traffic for the event.
Capitol Studios
With the opening of the Capitol Records Building in 1956, the recording studios were also given their purpose. The first user was Frank Sinatra , who recorded his album Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems of Color here . Recordings of Nat King Cole , the Beach Boys ( Surfin 'USA , 1963), Carole King , Bob Seger , Elliott Smith ( Figure , 1999), Green Day ( American Idiot , 2004), Ray Charles ( Genius Loves Company) followed , 2004). Below the Capitol Records Building are the Echo Chambers , underground echo chambers that are built nine meters below the ground and enable sound effects with reverberation when recording music .
Flashing light
The flashing light on the top of the tower signals the word "Hollywood" in Morse code . In 1992 the light signal was changed and morste "Capitol 50" to refer to the 50th anniversary of the company. Since 1993 "Hollywood" could be read again. On November 15, 2016, the signal was changed to "Capitol 75" for the next twelve months as part of the 75th anniversary of Capital Records.
Hollywood Jazz Mural
In 1987 the Hollywood Jazz Mural was built on the south side of the building . The mural measures 7.9 × 26.8 m and shows a larger than life selection of jazz musicians on glazed ceramic tiles under the title "Hollywood Jazz: 1945–1972". In April 2011 the work of art was restored by Richard Wyatt Jr. It has since featured Chet Baker , Gerry Mulligan , Charlie Parker , Tito Puente , Miles Davis , Ella Fitzgerald , Nat King Cole , Shelly Manne , Dizzy Gillespie , Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington .
Trivia
The building can be seen in several film and television productions. The film Earthquake (1974) shows the (fictitious) destruction of the building, which is considered earthquake-proof, by an earthquake . In the film Independence Day (1996) it is destroyed by aliens , in The Day After Tomorrow (2004) it is badly damaged by a tornado .
Web links
- Capitol Records Building on emporis.de
- Capitol Studios website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pamela Chelin: Spotlight: Capitol Records Architect Louis Naidorf Sets the Record Straight on Myth of Tower's Iconic Design . Article dated January 14, 2020 in the billboard.com portal , accessed on September 7, 2020
- ↑ Nathan Masters: LA's Changing Skyline: A Brief History of Skyscrapers in the City of Angels . In: KCET . KCETLink. May 23, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
- ↑ a b About Capitol Studios , accessed August 14, 2020
- ↑ Capitol Records Building on emporis.de, accessed on August 12, 2020
- ↑ www.capitolrecords.com: Capitol Records to launch year long 75th anniversary celebration (English), accessed on August 12, 2020.
- ^ Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles , accessed August 12, 2020
Coordinates: 34 ° 6 ′ 11.4 " N , 118 ° 19 ′ 34.9" W.