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Poet Marianne Moore lived here, and Theodore Dreiser wrote An American Tragedy at No. 16.
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Five onion domes mark this Russian Baroque church.
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James Renwick, Jr. designed America’s largest Catholic cathedral (built in 1878) in French Gothic style with twin 330-ft (100-m) towers. The interior has side altars dedicated to saints and holy figures, chapels, and stained-glass windows.
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Built in 1767–8, this church has a glorious Georgian interior lit by Waterford chandeliers. The pew where George Washington prayed after his inauguration as president has been preserved (see St. Paul’s Chapel).
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Byzantine windows were added to this 1856 church.
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The goldleaf dome was inspired by the churches of Armenia.
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The spray from a central fountain covers the floor of the recessed circular garden. Isamu Noguchi’s 1960s work suggests rocks rising from the sea.
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The world’s largest synagogue was built in 1929.
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Sculptor Daniel Chester French reflects 18th-century U.S. views – meditative Asia and exotic Africa to the sides, regal Europe and a dynamic U.S. in the center.
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Reflecting the diversity of newcomers to the U.S. from 1855–90, Luis Sanguino’s 1973 work includes an African, a Jew, a family, a priest, and a worker.
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