Thoroughly Modern Midtown - NYC Architecture Private Tour

New York City, USA
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Duration2h 30m
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Overview

Discover one of the architecturally impactful parts of NYC, with a focus on 20th-century Modern and 21st-century Contemporary architecture of East Midtown, a hot-bed of innovative design.

This tour will look at styles spanning from 1930s Art Deco to Mid-Century Modern to International Style Modernism, Post-Modernism and today’s sleek glass and steel towers of whimsy, tracing the evolution of inventive architecture of New York City.

Featuring important and striking buildings that broke new ground and continue to inspire and influence architecture of today.

Architects and firms covered include Emory Roth and Sons, Schultze and Weaver, Cross and Cross, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Gordon Bunshaft, Edward Larrabee Barnes, Philip Johnson, Lord Norman Foster, Walter Gropius and others.

This walking tour covers approximately 1.5 miles and will run about 2.5 hours.

Your private tour will ensure a personal experience.

What's included

  • Live guided experience

What to expect

  1. Midtown
    5m
    Walk through Midtown
  2. Park Avenue
    1h 30m
    Explore historic avenue
  3. 10m
    View historic building, and see interior gallery
  4. Seagram Building
    5m
    View historic building
  5. Citicorp Center
    5m
    See historic building
  6. 5m
    View historic building
  7. General Electric Building
    5m
    See historic Art Deco building
  8. 5m
    See historic hotel
  9. MetLife Building
    5m
    View historic building
  10. 5m
    See new massive supertall HQ for JPMorganChase (from outside plaza)

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

We will meet in the plaza in front of Lotte New York Palace hotel.

End point

Tour ends near JP Morgan Chase Building

Additional information

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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