http://www.sitebits.com/usa/new-york/landmarks.html New York Landmarks en Copyright &copy; 1999-2008 Gromco, Inc. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:33:47 EST Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:20:00 EST info@sitebits.com info@sitebits.com Renzo Piano’s name sounds as harmonious and striking as his architectural works. The Italian architect is perhaps best known for his design of the Centre Georges Pompidou, the unmistakable cultural center in the heart of Paris, and thirty years after its construction, Piano uses similar techniques in the new New York Times Building, but to a different end... Hilary M. http://www.sitebits.com/2008/renzo-piano-marais-midtown-30-years-8276982.html Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:20:00 EST Any architecturally curious visitor to Downtown Manhattan would probably remember three buff-colored high-rise towers occupying the southern fringes of Central Greenwich Village, just above Houston Street. They are University Village (also known as Silver Towers) - a residential complex designed by James Ingo Freed (I.M.Pei & Associates) and owned by New York University. And they've just been landmarked, protecting them from future alterations or modifications... Gromco http://www.sitebits.com/2008/impei-designed-apartment-buildings-landmarked.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:45:00 EST Probably one of the most famous bridges in the world, The Brooklyn Bridge totally lives up to its reputation. Many of my friends who have lived in New York for years have never journeyed over it. Tourists from around the world come and walk it, why don't we? So I decided it was my time to do the deed. I took the E to the first stop in Brooklyn, High Street, which is literally next to the entrance to the bridge. In no time, I was approaching the famous lines of cables that support the suspension. Unlike other <a href="http://www.nybits.com/manhattan/">Manhattan</a> bridges, the pedestrian walkway on the Brooklyn Bridge is in the center, rather than on the sides, providing an expansive view of the city in front of you... Lori http://www.sitebits.com/2006/walking_over_the_brooklyn_bridge.html Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:25:00 EST