Old Wayne County Building
The Old Wayne County Building in the heart of downtown Detroit is a unique Beaux Arts palace bedecked with the elaborate ornamentation and sculpture characteristic of that style. This is a photo collage featuring many of the building's sculptural elements. The Anthony Wayne pediment was the creation of Edward Q. Wagner and was considered by him to be some of his finest work. The two quadrigae and four allegories that grace the central tower appear at first glance to be made of bronze but are actually copper sheeting over iron frames, the same process used to create the Statue of Liberty. They represent the only Detroit work of J. Massey Rhind, one of the foremost sculptors of the early twentieth century.
