Temples and cathedrals in New York City

Q: What architectural styles are featured in historic Manhattan buildings?

Manhattan displays the evolution of architecture from neo-Gothic (Woolworth Building of 1913) to Art Deco (Chrysler Building of 1930) and international style (Sigram Building of 1958). A special place is occupied by the Empire State Building, combining elements of Art Deco with modernist solutions. Architects Shreeve, Lamb and Harmon used limestone cladding and steel structures.

Q: Where to go in New York with children: interesting places for family holidays?

The American Museum of Natural History offers interactive displays about dinosaurs and the cosmos, including a 28-metre blue whale layout. In Central Park, children can see the Belvedere Castle of 1869 and the puppet theater. The Bronx Zoo, founded in 1899, contains rare snow leopards and tigers.

Q: What famous people are associated with New York City cultural sites?

Carnegie Hall, opened in 1891, hosted Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff. At the Fames Studio on East Houseton Street, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald recorded. The Apollo Theatre in Harlem was the launch pad for James Brown and Aretha Franklin. Writer Jack Kerouac described the jazz clubs of Greenwich Village in his novel On the Road.

Q: Where in New York to take unique photos other than standard angles?

The 'Summit' glass dome on the 91st floor of Verna Tower offers mirror mazes and installations by artist Yayoi Kusama. Temporary art installations overlooking the horizon are installed on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The little-known Vineral staircase in Brooklyn is decorated with a mosaic of 15,000 ceramic tiles.

Q: What little-known historical places in New York are worth visiting for lovers of antiquity?

Stone Street in the Financial Quarter has preserved the paving stones of 1794 and the Dutch facades of the XVIII century. In the house Morris-Jumel 1765, the oldest mansion in Manhattan, stayed George Washington. The underground Hall of Heroes at City Hall Station displays 1904 Tiffany stained glass windows and arched vaults in the Boz-ar style.

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