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The world’s largest synagogue was built in 1929.

This lovely, square-towered church has bronze doors designed by Richard Morris Hunt. Built in 1839–46, the spire, once the tallest in Manhattan, is now dwarfed by Wall Street towers. Alexander Hamilton and Robert Fulton are buried here.

Fred R. French created this mock-Tudor enclave, designed to prove that middle-class housing could succeed in Midtown.

One of the city’s best Neo-Classical buildings, this eight-story structure, built in 1907, features an elaborate mansard roof and fine sculptures, including four by Daniel Chester French. A 1927 nautical mural by Reginald Marsh adorns the huge, oval rotunda.

In 1876 Randolph Rogers immortalized the secretary of state under Lincoln, best remembered for his much-criticized purchase of Alaska in 1867.

Architect Cass Gilbert was responsible for this flamboyant Gothic building of 1913, the tallest building in the world for two decades after it was completed. The rich terra-cotta ornamentation accentuates the structure’s steel frame, which soars to a crown 55 stories above Broadway. The small lobby boasts one of the most luxurious marble interiors in Manhattan.

Cesar Pelli’s Postmodern complex, comprising four tall towers around a glorious palm-filled Winter Garden, gave the city an elegant business center when it was completed in 1985. In addition, there are public spaces for concerts and special events and an outdoor plaza on the water complete with boat marina and Statue of Liberty views.

The copper roof and crown of frosted glass atop a 48-story tower by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill bring some traditional romance to a 1989 Postmodern building. There is a wraparound arcade that acts as another entrance. The building of the World Wide Plaza complex, which includes two apartment buildings and a large open plaza, transformed a decaying neighborhood.

An 1850s obelisk marks the grave of the only public figure buried under the streets of Manhattan, General Worth, hero of the Mexican Wars.

Built in 1888, it is a reminder of the Upper East’s German past.