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'''Ivo Shandor''' was a fictional character mentioned in the 1984 film ''[[Ghostbusters]]''. He was an insane, early [[20th century]] [[architect]] and [[physician]], with a penchant for performing macabre and unnecessary surgeries. In the film he is said to have designed the high rise apartment building at 55 Central Park West as a giant altar to the [[Mesopotamian mythology|Sumerian]] god [[Gozer]]. The entire premise is fictional, as the building in question was designed by architects Schwartz & Gross for contractor Edgar Levy. Shandor never actually appeared in either ''Ghostbusters'' or ''[[Ghostbusters 2]]''. His entire background is explained in two scenes, by the Ghostbusters, looking over Shandor's blueprints for the apartment building at 55 Central Park West.


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==Character==
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In the 1984 film ''Ghostbusters'', Shandor is stated as the architect for the building at 55 Central Park West, an apartment building that is described as "Spook Central." The first mention of the unusual nature of the building comes in a scene featuring [[Ray Stantz]] ([[Dan Aykroyd]]) and [[Winston Zeddemore]] ([[Ernie Hudson]]). Traveling in [[Ecto-1]] Stantz examined the building's blueprints and noted the cores of "solid shielded selenium 325." He continued, describing the roof, as "fabricated with a [[magnesium]]-[[tungsten]] [[alloy]]. Ghostbuster Stantz further describes the building's "roof cap" as "exactly like the kind of [[telemetry]] tracker NASA uses to identify dead [[pulsar]]s in other galaxies." [[Egon Spangler]] ([[Harold Ramis]]) goes on to note that the building has "cold-riveted girders with [[selenium]] cores." When [[Peter Venkman]] ([[Bill Murray]]), remarks "they don't build 'em like they used to," Stantz foreshadows that the architect of the building may be insane when he says that "the architect was either a certified genius or authentic whacko." Aykroyd, as Stantz, describes the skyscraper as a an antenna for attracting and concentrating psychockinetic energy.<ref name=ghost>{{cite video| people =Aykroyd, Dan and Ramis, Harold. Reitman, Ivan, Director| title =Ghostbusters| medium =Film| publisher =Columbia Pictures| location =New York City}}, [[8 June]] [[1984]].</ref>

Stantz (Aykroyd) was the Ghostbuster who noted the building's architect was an "I. Shandor," as he looked at the blueprints while the Ghostbusters were in jail for environmental violations related to their business. Immediately, Spangler (Ramis) recognized the name as one he had seen in "Tobin's Spirit Guide." In the film, Spangler and Stantz went on to explain Shandor's background. Shandor, described as an architect and doctor by trade, decided that after World War I society was too sick to survive. He, and his over 1000 purported followers, worshipped the ancient Sumerian God "Gozer," also fictional, and performed rituals on the roof of 55 Central Park West; "bizarre rituals," intended to bring about the [[Eschatology|end of the world]]. As a medical doctor, Shandor is said, in the film, to have performed a lot of "unnecessary surgery."<ref name=ghost/>

Shandor's original scheme came to fruition, during the events of the film, in the 1980s, when sufficient energy was collected to cause Gozer's minions to phyiscially manifest in preparation for the opening of the portal for their master, Gozer the Gozarian. The Ghostbusters foiled Gozer's entry and neutralized the god.<ref name=ghost/> Early storyboarding for the movie, along with the casting of [[Paul Reubens]] as Gozer, indicated that Gozer was to take the form of Ivo Shandor, as a thin man in a business suit.{{fact|date=March 2007}} This was eventually scrapped due to recasting.

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==Shandor Building==
The apartment building shown in the film was actually 55 Central Park West, an [[Art deco]] structure designed by Schwartz & Gross for contractor Edgar Levy.<ref name=nyt>"Gray, Christopher. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9406EFD61F3DF932A25754C0A96F958260 Streetscapes / 55 Central Park West; The Changing Colors of an Art Deco Landmark]," ''New York Times'', [[11 July]] [[1999]]. Retrieved [[31 March]] [[2007]].</ref> In the film Shandor is said to have started his secret society, which performed rituals on the building's roof, as early as 1920.<ref name=ghost/> The building at 55 Central Park West was not built until 1929.<ref name=nyt/> Since the movie used the building in 1984 it has been known as the "Ghostbusters Building," though it was portrayed as much taller in the film.<ref name=mymag>Gaines, Steven. "[http://nymag.com/nymetro/realestate/vu/14943/ One Apartment, 75 Years]," ''New York Magazine'', [[7 November]] [[2005]]. Retrieved [[31 March]] [[2007]].</ref><ref name=ghost/>

==Inspiration and influence==
It is not known if an individual by this name ever existed{{fact|date=March 2007}}. Ivo Shandor is also referenced in the third issue of the limited comic book series "Spike - Asylum" as the creator of the cursed grounds upon which the Mosaic Supernatural Asylum is built.{{fact|date=March 2007}}

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