Cyrus Pinkney was the architect who originated the "Gotham Style" of architecture. Most of Old Gotham was designed by him.
History[]
Little was known about Cyrus Pinkney. After he appeared in the court of Solomon Wayne as an assault victim, Pinkney then showed Judge Wayne his portfolio of architectural sketches. The drawings, based on religious beliefs, inspired the Judge greatly. Wayne then went forth and promoted them.
Pinkney died while still a young man, on the eve of his fortieth birthday.
In Other Media[]
- In Batman: Arkham City, the Penguin took over The Cyrus Pinkney's Institute for Natural History Museum and used it as his own personal museum and headquarters.
Cyrus Pinkney's Journal
Cyrus Pinkney's Journal in Batman: Arkham Origins
- In Batman: Arkham Origins, there was a side mission to find all of the Cyrus Pinkney Plaques and solve the mystery that surrounded his death, which was referred to as Gotham's oldest cold case. That game elaborated a good deal on Pinkney's life, his dealings with Judge Solomon Wayne and Henry Cobblepot and architectural contributions to the city, which included Gotham Cathedral, the Solomon Wayne Courthouse, the Gotham Merchant's Bank, Gotham Rail, Jezebel Theater, the Cyrus Pinkney School of the Arts (demolished) and the Gotham Pioneer's Bridge. Batman eventually visited Pinkney's Tomb and discovered that after Pinkney crossed Henry Cobblepot in a business matter, Pinkney feared for his life and learned that Cobblepot had planned to poison him. To counter that, he enlisted the help of Amadeus Arkham in order to fake his own death and resolved to take revenge. Although that completed the mission and solved another murder (Cobblepot died soon after the supposed death of Pinkney, in what appeared to be an automobile accident), Batman noted that he still hadn't learned of what ultimately became of Pinkney.