Architecture in Manhattan

New York's transit system peddles terrible food in limited windows—this restaurant is a rare exception.

An institution dedicated to the towering buildings that make up skylines in New York City and around the world.

If it hadn't been caught in time, a flaw in the design of this Manhattan skyscraper could have led to its collapse.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.

One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.

New York City's first Modernist house.

The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

This Upper East Side apartment co-op was designed as a tuberculosis sanitarium.

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.

America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.