Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th
St
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Map C3
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Open 7am-6pm Mon-Sat,
1-7pm Sun (to 6pm Jul-Aug)
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Free
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www.stjohndivine.org
Riverside Church
This skyscraper Gothic church
modeled on Chartres cathedral
and financed by John D. Rocke-
feller Jr. in 1930, has a 21-story
tower with wonderful Hudson
River views. Inside the tower is
the largest carillon in the world,
dedicated to Rockefeller's mother.
The brilliant stained-glass windows
are copies of those at Chartres
with four notable exceptions - the
early 16th-century Flemish windows
on the east wall. The congregation
has long been active in liberal
social causes.
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490 Riverside Drive at
122nd St
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Map C1
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Open 10:30am-5pm
Tue-Sun
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Admission charge
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www.theriversidechurchny.org
Columbia University
One of America's oldest
universities, noted for its law,
medicine, and journalism schools,
Columbia was founded in 1754 as
King's College. It moved in 1897
to its present campus, designed
by Charles McKim with lawns and
plazas on a serene terrace set
apart from the street. Notable
buildings include McKim's 1898
Low Library, and St. Paul's Chapel
with three windows by La Farge.
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West 116th Street at Broadway
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Map C3
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www.columbia.edu
Cathedral Church of
St. John the Divine
The mother church of the
Episcopal Diocese of New
York, begun in 1892 and still
incomplete, is the largest
cathedral in the world. Over
600 feet (180m) long and 146
feet (45m) wide, the church is
a mix of Romanesque and
Gothic styles. Its most
impressive fea-
tures include the
west entrance, the
rose window, bay
altars, and the
Peace Fountain
on the south
lawn. The
medieval stone
carving tech-
niques used on
the building are
taught in work-
shops for dis-
advantaged
youths (
see p46
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Hamilton Heights
Historic District
Once part of the country
estates of the wealthy, like
Alexander Hamilton whose
1802 home, Hamilton
Grange, is here, this location
on a hill above Harlem be-
came desirable in the 1880s
when an elevated rail line
was built. Fine residences
went up between 1886 and
1906, and in the 1920s and
30s they attracted Harlem's
elite, when the area was
dubbed Sugar Hill. Chief
Justice Thurgood
Marshall and
musicians Count
Basie, Duke
Ellington, and
Cab Calloway
were among
those who lived
here.
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West 141st
to West 145th streets
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Map A2
Riverside Church
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