Ukraine, Kotsiubiiv, Kotsiubiiv O & B Theatre

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The 10th through 59th stories of the MetLife Building contain one of the first precast concrete exterior walls in a building in New York City.[1][35] The building includes about nine thousand light-tan precast concrete Mo-Sai panels, each of which surrounds a window measuring 4 feet (1.2 m) wide by 8 feet (2.4 m) high.[22][37] The panels themselves measure 6 feet (1.8 m) wide by 13.67 feet (4 m) high and weigh 3,500 pounds (1,600 kg).[22] Each panel is coated with a quartz aggregate to give texture to the facade.[22][36][37] Vertical concrete mullions project about 13 inches (330 mm) from the facade, separating the panels on every story.[37] Flat concrete spandrels separate the windows between stories.[22] Though Walter Gropius had considered a precast concrete facade to be more solid than a glass curtain wall, this only made the building appear bulkier.[14] Furthermore, the appearance of concrete degraded over time; this effect could be seen in structures such as the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum but was more pronounced on 200 Park Avenue's facade.[29] During the building's construction, the manufacturer of the Mo-Sai panels declared bankruptcy, forcing Diesel Construction to buy o

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