Architecture in New Orleans

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

An architectural experiment in the Lower Ninth Ward, this row house is capable of floating as high as the Katrina floodwaters.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.