For 10 points, identify this New York skyscraper with architect Cass Gilbert that bears the name of a defunct chain of stores.
The steel frame for this structure was designed by Gunvald Aus and Kort Berle. That steel skeleton supports articulated piers that rise to the pyramidal top, which is richly decorated with ornate gothic detailing. This building's neo-Gothic design led Parkes Cadman to declare it a "cathedral of commerce", and it was the world's tallest building until the construction of 40 Wall Street in 1930 in the same city. This skyscraper across from City Hall on Broadway rises 792 feet and cost the retail magnate who commissioned it $13 million in 1910, and the tower bears his name. For 10 points, identify this New York skyscraper with architect Cass Gilbert that bears the name of a defunct chain of stores.
The steel frame for this structure was designed by Gunvald Aus and Kort Berle.
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