DK Travel : New York : Architecture

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Fantasy Fountain

Greg Wyatt’s 1983 smiling sun and moon flanked by dancing giraffes, from whose mouths water flows in warm weather.
Farragut Monument

This 1880 memorial to a naval hero established Augustus Saint-Gaudens as the nation’s foremost sculptor; Stanford White designed the base.
First Chinese Presbyterian Church

The stone sanctuary dates from 1819.
Flatiron Building

This 21-story, triangular-shaped building has intrigued New Yorkers since it was built by Daniel Burnham in 1902; the shape was so unusual that people took bets on whether it would topple. The secret was in the steel frame support, which was used instead of traditional heavy stone walls: a precursor of skyscrapers to come.
Ford Foundation

Considered one of the city’s best modern designs (1967). Every office opens onto a skylit, 12-story atrium with lush landscaping and a pond.
Fred F. French Building

Built for the best-known real estate firm of its day, this 1927 building is opulent inside and out. Don’t miss the lobby.
G.E. Building

Soaring 70 stories into the sky, this dramatic skyscraper, designed by Raymond Hood in 1931–3, has shallow setbacks that recede into the distance. Part of the greatness of Hood’s design is the contrast between the building’s height and surrounding Rockefeller Center.
General Electric Building

This 1931 Art Deco building has a clock whose arms grasp at lightning bolts.
George Washington

The city’s first major outdoor statue was created in 1856 by Henry Kirke Brown. The statue is a 14-foot (4.26-metre) equestrian figure on a granite pedestal.
Grand Central Terminal

Resplendent after restoration, this public facility from 1913 is remarkable for its beauty; the soaring main concourse is suffused with natural light. Of note is the vaulted ceiling of cerulean blue, decorated with twinkling constellations.