Seventeenth century : Dutch beginnings -- Eighteenth century : Georgian architecture and a revolution -- The Federal style -- Nineteenth century : Greek revival -- Temples of commerce and houses of industry -- Churches : from temple fronts to statue columns -- Cast-iron buildings, their legacy, and the Palazzo style -- The tallest building in the world, 1913-30 : the Woolworth building -- Fashionable dwellings -- Theaters -- The New York port comes of age -- Art deco skyscrapers -- Rockefeller center : innovation in urban planning -- Graves, gardens, and parks -- The picturesque point of view : Fronthill castle, firehouses, and the seventh regiment armory -- "O harp and altar" : the Brooklyn Bridge.
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