The Landmarks of New York, Fifth Edition
Title | The Landmarks of New York, Fifth Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel |
Publisher | State University of New York Press |
Pages | 762 |
Release | 2011-09-01 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 1438437714 |
As the definitive resource on the architectural history of New York City, The Landmarks of New York, Fifth Edition documents and illustrates the 1,276 individual landmarks and 102 historic districts that have been accorded landmark status by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission since its establishment in 1965. Arranged chronologically, by date of construction, the book offers a sequential overview of the city's architectural history and richness, presenting a broad range of styles and building types: colonial farmhouses, Gilded Age mansions, churches, schools, libraries, museums, and the great twentieth-century skyscrapers that are recognized throughout the world. That so many of these structures have endured is due, in large measure, to the efforts of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Since the establishment of the commission, New York City has become the leader of the preservation movement in the United States, with more buildings and districts designated and protected than in any other city. Included here are such iconic structures as Grand Central Station, the Chrysler Building, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Carnegie Hall, as well as those that may be less well known but are of significant historical and architectural value: the Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House in Brooklyn, the oldest structure in New York City; the Bowne House in Queens, the birthplace of American religious freedom; the Watchtower in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem; the New York Botanical Garden in The Bronx; and Sailors Snug Harbor on Staten Island. In addition to completely updated maps and descriptions of each landmark and historic district included in the previous editions, the fifth edition adds 183 new individual landmarks and 39 new historic district maps.
The Landmarks of New York
Title | The Landmarks of New York PDF eBook |
Author | Barbarlee Diamondstein-Spielvogel |
Publisher | |
Pages | 750 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Historic buildings |
ISBN |
Landmarks of New York
Title | Landmarks of New York PDF eBook |
Author | Barbarlee Diamonstein-Spielvogel |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2016-03-15 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780692583388 |
Guide to New York City Landmarks
Title | Guide to New York City Landmarks PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Dolkart |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 466 |
Release | 2008-12-03 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 0470289635 |
The official guide to New York's must-see buildings profiles a host of new landmarks and includes 80 two-color, easy-to-read maps, and more than 200 photographs. This new edition will make every visitor feel like a native--and turn every native into a wide-eyed tourist. Includes a Foreword by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
The Landmarks of New York II
Title | The Landmarks of New York II PDF eBook |
Author | Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel |
Publisher | ABRAMS |
Pages | 486 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
The Landmarks of New York
Title | The Landmarks of New York PDF eBook |
Author | Barbaralee Diamonstein |
Publisher | Bdd Promotional Book Company |
Pages | 416 |
Release | 1991-12-01 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780792480709 |
Landmarks of New York III
Title | Landmarks of New York III PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Lee Diamonstein |
Publisher | Abrams |
Pages | 552 |
Release | 1998-03 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
This is a revised, updated, and expanded version of The Landmarks of New York, a now-classic publication that received widespread acclaim when it first appeared in 1988. The new edition now incorporates all the landmarks designated through the fall of 1997, documenting the more than 1,000 landmarks in the five boroughs of New York City, and includes descriptions and maps of the city's 70 historic districts. The landmarks are arranged chronologically, by date of construction, giving the reader a sequential overview of the city's architectural richness and diversity, as well as its history.