DK Travel : New York : Architecture

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Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Trinity

Built in 1931 in Byzantine style as the seat of the Diocese.
Hotel des Artistes

Built in 1918 to serve as artists’ studios and apartments, the lofty spaces are much coveted. Residents have included Noel Coward, Isadora Duncan, and Joel Grey.
Islamic Cultural Center

Ninety bulbs hang by brass rods from the dome.
Lever House

Gordon Bunshaft’s 24-story Lever House, completed in 1952, was revolutionary; it was New York’s first skyscraper built in the form of a soaring glass and steel vertical slab. It began the eventual transformation of Park Avenue into an avenue of glass towers.
Lever House

This 24-story building of glass and steel by Gordon Bunshaft was the first “glass box” in New York.
Majestic

The first of Irwin Chanin’s two 1931 landmarks, one of the original four twin towers that dominate the West Side skyline.
Marquis de Lafayette

A larger-than-life 1873 statue of Lafayette pledging his heart to the American Revolution by Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, creator of the Statue of Liberty.
Mohandas K (Mahatma) Gandhi

The site for this 1986 statue of the hero of Indian independence was chosen because the park was frequently the site of protest gatherings.
New York Public Library

This white marble, 1911 Beaux Arts edifice is magnificent inside and out. Imposing stairways, terraces, and fountains inspire awe; Periodicals Reading Rooms invite repose. Events and talks are held here.
New York Stock Exchange

Built in 1903 and reminiscent of a Roman temple, the façade of this 17-story edifice is appropriately monumental for the building at the center of the U.S. economy. The figures on the pediment represent Commerce. “Black Thursday,” the start of the Depression, began here in 1929.