Tiffany & Co. flagship store

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The Tiffany & Co. flagship store (also known as The Landmark) is a ten-story retail building in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, within the luxury shopping district on Fifth Avenue between 49th and 60th Streets. The building, at 727 Fifth Avenue, has served as Tiffany & Co.'s sixth flagship store since its completion in 1940. It was designed by New York City architects Cross & Cross in a "conservative modern" style. The building's facade is made of granite and limestone. Its five storefront displays, which are changed about eight times a year, have had various designers, including Gene Moore (who designed displays for over 40 years). A 9-foot (2.7 m) statue of the mythological figure Atlas is situated on the second story of the building's west facade, facing Fifth Avenue. The building's first-floor main salesroom, covering 8,400 sq ft (780 m2) with a ceiling 24 ft (7.3 m) tall, has no supporting columns in its superstructure. The upper floors were built with public and private showrooms...

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