Mystery in Grand Central Station NYC solved


	Mystery in Grand Central Station NYC solved

Koheli

9-5-2009 9:26 PM

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new york city, nyc, grand central station, mystery

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Articles describes the controversy around why the constellations on the ceiling of the MAin Concourse of GCT are reverse. It finds the medieval designs used for the design and discovers the reasons for the mix-up.

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