NYC Tour Study Guide – Questions and Answers | Complete Exam & Practice Review

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1. What borough has Edgar Allen Poe's cottage?: TheBronx S S S S S S S S




2. What is in the Dahesh Museum?: Only museum in US devoted to collecting, exhibiting, and
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interpretingworksbyEurope'sacademicallytrainedartistsofthe19thandearly20thcentury.
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3. WhatisthenewestmuseumonMuseumMile?:NeueGalerie10485thAve.Austrianand German
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art, donated by Ronald Lauder, a cosmetics mogul. In C.Vanderbuilt's old house.
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4. WhatisthebestexampleofArtDecoinNYC?:ChryslerBuilding S S S S S S S S S S S S




5. What is a " Brownstone" ?: Originally, a rowhouse built almost entirely of brown sandstone. Later, was facedwith
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brownstone only.
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6. What is the tallest structure in NYC outside of Manhattan?: CiticorpOflcebuildingin Queens, at
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663' , or 48 stories tall.
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7. TheAnsoniahotelwasknownforwhatunusualfeatures?: All.world'slargestswimming pool,
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rooftopfarmwithgoatsandpigs,indoorfountainwithseals,hometoBabeRuth,Stravinsky,etc.
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8. What isthe nickname of Woolworth's Building?: TheCathedralofCommerce
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9. What is the 21 club?: Afamousspeakeasyfromthe20's.Famousjockeysoutfront
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10. Where can you find the greatest concentration of cast iron buildings in the S S S S S S S S S S S S




world?:SOHOSOuthofHOuston
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11. WhereistheForbesGallery?:605thAve.near12thSt. S S S S S S S S S S




12. What is the current name of Hurtig and Seamon's?: ApolloTheater S S S S S S S S S S




13. When was it opened?: 19130r1914(botharewritten) S S S S S S S S S S S




14. Whatandwhereis2ndoldestmonumentinNYC?:WorthMonument23rdandBroadway S S S S S S S S S S S S S




15. WhatdoesGustavinoreferto?:Atypeoftimbrelroofvaultingthatuseslighterterracottatiles.Manyfamous
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building used him. Ellis Island, Custom House, GCT,( Oyster room ), and more
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16. Which of these theaters doesn't belong in the category of Broadway the- aters? S S S S S S S S S S S S




Hilton,MusicBox,Beacon,St.James:TheBeacon
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17. What is the name of the hotel at 59 W. 44th between 5th and 6th, famous as a hangoutS S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S




for writers?: Algonquin famous for it's Roundtable, where actors, critics, writers and wits would gather. The " Vicious
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18. What is the finest example of Greek Revival Architecture in the city ?: Federal Hall
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National Memorial
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, 19. What is Haughwaut's building known for?: SellingtheLincoln'stheirchinaandsilverwarefor theWhite
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House.Also,firstOtiselevator.Buildingfromacatalog
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