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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on August 26, 2005, and January 25, 2021. The text of the entries was: August 26, 2005: Did you know ...that the uncommon triangulated frame of Hearst Tower, currently under construction in New York City, requires about 20 percent less steel than a conventional perimeter frame? January 25, 2021: Did you know ... that the Hearst Tower (pictured) was built nearly eight decades after its base was completed?
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Hearst Tower

... that the Hearst Tower (pictured) was built nearly eight decades after its base was completed? Source: White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot & Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 308.
- ALT1:... that the Hearst Magazine Building was constructed as the base of a tower that was not built for nearly eight decades? Source: White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot & Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 308.
- ALT2:... that a window cleaning system for the Hearst Tower (pictured) took three years and cost $3 million to plan? Source: New Yorker 2013
- ALT3:... that the Hearst Magazine Building is the only survivor of an unbuilt entertainment complex envisioned around New York City's Columbus Circle in the early 20th century? Source: Nash, Eric (2005). "Hearst Magazine Building (originally International Magazine Building)". Manhattan skyscrapers. New York: Princeton Architectural Press. p. 45.
- ALT4:... that work on New York City's Hearst Tower (pictured) proceeded after the September 11 attacks because the Hearst Corporation's board believed "If we don't do anything, [the terrorists] have won"? Source: NY Daily News

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Comment: For ALT1/3 I optionally suggest File:HearstMagazineBuilding.JPG as an image.

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 20:15, 16 December 2020 (UTC).[reply]

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Overall: Recently expanded, interesting hooks, and I see no problems preventing this from becoming a DYK. Good job! @Epicgenius: Just ping me when you get done with the QPQ Jon698 (talk) 20:59, 16 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Jon698: Thanks for the review. I've done a QPQ now. Epicgenius (talk) 19:03, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Interior

The lead sentence for the Interiors paragraph does not make sense / confusing > Office space ceiling height vs. atrium??. One did not replace the other: "The Hearst Magazine Building initially contained office space with 11-foot (3.4 m) ceilings, which was replaced with a 95-foot-tall (29 m) atrium when the tower was built" Dogears (talk) 13:58, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Dogears, thanks for bringing this up. It is indeed the case that the atrium replaced the office space, and that the office space had 11-foot ceilings. The atrium did not replace the ceilings; it replaced the office space. Perhaps this can be worded better, so I'll rephrase that shortly. Epicgenius (talk) 13:14, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]