Buffalo Savings / M&T - Table of Contents ......................... Fountain Plaza - Table of Contents
South Elevation
Buffalo Savings Bank / Goldome / M& T Bank Branch
545 Main Street, Buffalo, NY
South elevation |
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Beaux-Arts Classical style |
Gold-leaf dome |
Brass and bronze display case pediment with decorarated tympanum |
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Keystone capped by honeysuckle ornament |
The Dome The dome is 23 feet tall and 56 feet in diameter. It
is covered with 13,500 terra-cotta tiles, meticulously engineered to interlock and overlap each
other. Each of the 54 rows of tile differs in size from the row above or below it,
and each tile is individually imprinted with a row and cast number. See drawing of dome being constructed taken from "Tee Gold Dome: An Architectural Profile," pub. by Goldome Bank |
2012 Photos Large background building: Bank of America |