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A bank could signal permanence from the street with a stone facade, then make a different impression inside with a vaulted roof, a mosaic ceiling, or a hall flooded with daylight. These photos look at historic banking rooms and the buildings that house them, from central banks to a small-town bank designed by Louis Sullivan.

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Bank of England
Bank of England, London Above Threadneedle Street, the columns and pediment announce the central bank from a distance…
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York Building
Federal Reserve Bank of New York Building: Federal Reserve Bank of New York Heavy stone blocks and arched openings give…
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110 East 42nd Street
110 East 42nd Street: Bowery Savings Bank on 42nd Street, New York The banking hall reaches up past the marble columns to a…
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Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower
Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower, Brooklyn The arches and hanging lights make a long rhythm down the former banking hall at…
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Austrian Postal Savings Bank
Austrian Postal Savings Bank, Vienna Otto Wagner’s main banking hall sits under a curved glass roof. Glass in the floor…
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Guardian Building
Guardian Building, Detroit The former banking hall ends in a mural of Michigan framed by bands of patterned tile. Look at…
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HSBC Building, the Bund
HSBC Building, the Bund: Former HSBC Building on the Bund, Shanghai The view looks up at the stone dome of the former…
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Banco de la Nación Argentina
Banco de la Nación Argentina, Buenos Aires Seen across Plaza de Mayo, the head office has a broad stone frontage with a…
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Merchants' National Bank
Merchants' National Bank: Merchants’ National Bank, Grinnell Warm stained glass fills the tall windows of Louis Sullivan’s…
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National Farmers' Bank of Owatonna
National Farmers' Bank of Owatonna: National Farmers’ Bank of Owatonna Oskar Gross’s mural of a farm family and their…
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Bank of Canada
Bank of Canada, Ottawa The pale stone face of the original headquarters sits between later glass towers. Look for the…
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Bank of Japan Headquarters
Bank of Japan Headquarters: Bank of Japan, Tokyo The stone building in the foreground is the old headquarters in…
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Bank of Spain Building
Bank of Spain Building: Bank of Spain, Madrid The corner facing Plaza de Cibeles brings two long facades together around a…
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Bank of Montreal Head Office
Bank of Montreal Head Office: Bank of Montreal, Montréal The stone columns and sculpted pediment face Place d’Armes. The…
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Williamsburgh Savings Bank Building (175 Broadway)
Williamsburgh Savings Bank Building (175 Broadway): Williamsburgh Savings Bank on Broadway, Brooklyn A ring of oval windows…
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Bowery Savings Bank Building (130 Bowery)
Bowery Savings Bank Building (130 Bowery): Bowery Savings Bank at 130 Bowery, New York On the Grand Street side, four tall…
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Galerie Dorée, Banque de France, Paris
Galerie Dorée, Banque de France, Paris: Gilded woodwork runs the length of the Galerie Dorée, from the tall windows to the…

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