Place to see: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Trinity Church
When the present Trinity Church was consecrated on Ascension Day May 1, 1846, its soaring Neo-Gothic spire, surmounted by a gilded cross, dominated the skyline of lower Manhattan. Trinity was a welcoming beacon for ships sailing into New York Harbor.
About this place:
This building is constructed on the very place where New York City's first office building once stood.
- This was a speculative venture of the Trinity Church.
- An addition to the north was constructed in 1906-1907, designed by Francis Hatch Kimball.
- Featured in the motion picture Spider-Man 2 as the Westside Tower, with its green lantern top providing the setting for a fight scene.
New York City, New York, US
Discovered by Chicago Love
on 12 November 2007.
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