Architectural Sites in New York City

Architectural Sites in New York City

Sights Overview
Name Category Location
 
B. Altman Building/New York Public Library-Science, Industry, and Business Library (SIBL)
In 1906 department-store magnate Benjamin Altman gambled that...
Architectural Sites Midtown
 
Chrysler Building
A monument to modern times and the mighty automotive industry...
Architectural Sites Midtown
 
Colonnade Row
Marble Corinthian columns on the second level front this shabby-but-grand...
Architectural Sites East Village
 
Daily News Building
One of the city's most unusual lobbies resides in Raymond Hood's...
Architectural Sites Midtown
 
The Dakota
One of the first residences built on the Upper West Side, the...
Architectural Sites Upper West Side
 
Empire State Building
Bittersweet though it is, this landmark is once again the city's...
Architectural Sites Midtown
 
Flatiron Building
When completed in 1902, the Fuller Building, as it was originally...
Architectural Sites Flatiron District
 
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central is not only the world's largest (76 acres) and...
Architectural Sites Midtown
 
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower
When it was added in 1909, the 700-foot tower resembling the...
Architectural Sites Flatiron District
 
The Row
Built from 1833 through 1837, this series of beautifully preserved...
Architectural Sites Greenwich Village
 
The San Remo
You're likely to notice its twin towers rising above the trees...
Architectural Sites Upper West Side
 
Sculpture for Living
A few steps down from the Public Theater near Cooper Union sits...
Architectural Sites East Village
 
Seagram Building
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, a pioneer of modern architecture, built...
Architectural Sites Midtown
 
Sony Building
Designed by Philip Johnson in 1984, the Sony Building's rose-granite...
Architectural Sites Midtown
 
Strivers' Row
This block of gorgeous 1890s Georgian and neo-Italian homes earned...
Architectural Sites Harlem
 
Trump Tower
The tallest all-glass building in Manhattan when it was completed...
Architectural Sites Midtown
 
Tudor City
Before Donald Trump, there was Fred F. French. In 1925 the prominent...
Architectural Sites Midtown
 
Woolworth Building
Until 40 Wall Street stole the title in 1930, the 792-foot Woolworth...
Architectural Sites Lower Manhattan
 
World Financial Center (WFC)
The four towers of this complex, 34-51 stories high and topped...
Architectural Sites Lower Manhattan
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