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Long Description: Stylized Art Deco Sphinxes decorate the exterior of the grand Hinds Co. Courthouse in downtown Jackson MS , which was added to the US National Register of Historic Places in 1986. They are located on the second tier of the courthouse facade , framing the figure of Moses, the Giver of Laws, on the top tier of the courthouse. For more on the architectural details of the Hinds County Courthouse see the NRHP Nomination Form here: (visit link) "The Hinds County Courthouse is located at 407 East Pascagoula Street between South Congress Street and South President Street in Jackson, Mississippi. The Hinds County Courthouse and jail is a five-story and basement, 90' by 196', nine-bay by seven-bay, H-shaped plan, Art Deco style structure with its principle facade facing north . The Hinds County Courthouse functions are housed in the basement and on the first three floors. The jail is located on the fourth and fifth floors. A modern jail facility has been...

Just a little over a week after leasing got underway at Hudson Yards’ über- pricey rental building , One Hudson Yards, 20 percent of the apartments here have already been leased. As the building prepares to welcome its first residents at the end of this month, Curbed had a chance to tour a couple of model apartments at the 33- story rental located at 530 West 30th Street , between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues. The tour kicked off in the lobby and was led by the interior designer on the project, Andre Kikoski; the lobby is very emblematic of all the sculptural elements present throughout the building (and the model units), and some of the pieces that really stand out here are the bespoke chandelier, which is comprised of 400 hand blown glass pieces ; and a 25-foot-long wall of cast bronze panels , which Kikoski described is created when “Molten bronze is poured over natural linen fabric ; as the loosely gathered linen vaporizes , the process imparts the toothy texture of the fabric in a...