New York – Buildings

Skyscrapers dominate New York’s cityscape for the most part. Opened in 1902, the triangular Flatiron Building was one of the first skyscrapers in the city. Others include the Woolworth Building from 1915, the Chrysler Building from 1930 in the Art Deco style, and the Rockefeller Center complex with the NBC studio, completed in 1939. One of the most visited monuments in the world is the Empire State Building from 1931. About 3.5 million visitors look down on New York from the observation deck every year.

Among the well-known churches in the city are Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, completed in 1879, the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, construction began in 1892, Trinity Church in the heart of Wall Street, St. John the Divine, the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, and the Armenian Apostolic Church of America Eastern Prelacy.

New York’s landmark is the Statue of Liberty from 1886 on Liberty Island, New Jersey, south of Manhattan. Other important buildings include New York’s main train station and Grand Central Terminal, which opened in 1913. Then the Brooklyn Bridge, which connects Manhattan and Brooklyn, as well as the world-famous arena Madison Square Garden and Carnegie Hall, are definitely worth seeing. The United Nations building complex is located on the East River in Manhattan. Brooklyn Heights, an old residential district, as well as Greenwich Village with its Arc de Triomphe and Jefferson Market Courthouse (now a library) should definitely be visited to understand the character of New York. Ellis Island has been the former arrival point for immigrants.

Well-known hotels include the Regent Wall Street on Wall Street (opened in 1842), the Peninsula on 5th Avenue & 55th Street (opened in 1900), The Plaza New York on 5th Avenue & Central Park (opened in 1907), the Walldorf-Astoria on Park Avenue (opened in 1930), the Carlyle on 76th Street (opened in 1931), and the Four Seasons on 57th Street (opened in 1993).