of the Trans-Manhattan Expressway, which it straddles. The building contains murals as well as busts of  George Washington (1732-1799)  and  Othmar Amman (1879-1965) , the  civil engineer  who designed the bridge. Even tough Nervi is especially known for his infamous concrete 'domes' such as the one covering  The Palazzetto (1958),  The G.W.