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A 170-foot façade of the terra-cotta-framed glass rises two stories from the second floor of Lehman Hall - Wollman Library on the Barnard College Campus. The Building, completed in 1959, is designed by R.B. O' Conner and W.H. Kilham Jr. to accommodate a library with book capacity of 150,000 volumes, classrooms and faculty offices. Barnard, the Women's undergraduate college of Columbia University, is the only women's college in New York City devoted entirely to the Liberal Arts. Its Student Body of 1450 represents over 40 of the States and about 25 foreign countries.

Lewisohn Stadium of the City College of New York, home of the famous Stadium Concerts, an annual outdoor series of musical presentations presented every summer for the past forty years

City College, one of four units of the City of New York, has a student body of 32,500. Co-educational, it comprises a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences as well as Schools of General Studies, Technology, Education and Business and Civic Administration. Tuition is free to residents of New York City; admission is competitive, the number of applicants far exceeds classroom capacity.

Temple Emanu-El-a Reform Jewish Congregation founded 1845. The present structure, opened for worship October 1929, is the third largest house of worship in New York City. Situated across from Central Park on Fifth Avenue and 65th Street, the building a blending of Byzantine and Romanesque architecture was designed by Kohn, Butler and Stein and is the largest Jewish house of Worship in the United States of America.

Low Library from the Southeast: The center of Administration at Columbia University, Low Memorial Library was the first building constructed for the University of Morningside Heights. It was presented by Columbia President Seth Low in 1897 in Memory of his father. Originally the home of the University's libraries and now the location of Columbia's top administrative officers, it is voted by architects one of the ten most beautiful buildings in the United States. Each June, on the broad plaza below the famous Alma Mater statue, the University holds its annual Commencement exercises. The building also houses several specialized libraries -- the East Asiatic Collection, which includes one of the country's outstanding collections of volumes on China, Japan and Korea; the Mathematics library; the Columbiana Collection of University Archives and history of the University as well as the Brander Matthews Dramatic Museum of Material pertaining to the history and development of the stage.

The Foundation Building of the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art at Cooper Square, New York City, completed in 1859 erected by Peter Cooper as the home of the nation's first free, privately-supported college. It was one of the first buildings in the United States, and now is the oldest, constructed with supporting wrought - iron beams. It is therefore a precursor of the modern skyscraper. The architect was Frederick A. Peterson.

The Headquarters Building of the New York Telephone Company, 140 West Street, New York City, Built in 1926, is the largest telephone building in the world. It extends five floors below the street level and has thirty-two floors above. It covers the city block bounded by West, Vesey, Washington and Barclay Streets. It houses 5,000 employees and the equipment for the seven central offices served from this building. A medal of honor was awarded by the Architectural League of New York in recognition of its architectural beauty. The architects are Voorhees, Walker, Smith, Smith, and Haines.

The New York Historical Society, located at 170 Central Park West, is a museum and library of American history which was founded in 1804. The present building, comprising the main entrance, was designed by York and Sawyer and completed in 1906. The wings of the building were designed by Walker and Gillette and completed in 1938.

The News Building at 220 East 42nd Street, home of New York's Picture Newspaper. The original 37-story building and 9 - story plant were started in 1928 and completed in 1930. The design of Architects Raymond Hood and John Mead Howells of the original building gained world attention in 1930 as the first straight-line office building and was cited in 1957 by the Municipal Art Society and the Society of Architectural Historians for "originality in design and influence of later work. In 1957 Harrison and Abramovitz commissioned to design an 18- story structure and 5 - story plant addition with modern lines to blend with the existing building. This new addition was completed in 1960.

The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden: Museum of Modern Art: 11 West 53rd Street; New York, 19, New York: Opened Spring, 1953 - Architect: Phillip C. Johnson.

The Museum of Modern Art: 11 West 53rd Street - New York City, N.Y. The Museum of Modern Art was erected in 1939, architects Phillip L. Goodwin and Edward D. Stone. The annex, as seen from 53rd street, was built in 1951, architect Phillip C. Johnson. The museum, five stories above ground with a theater below, is constructed of reinforced concrete and steel with contrasting surfaces of veined marble, glass brick, blue glazed tile, and plate glass. Its interior affords rich but simple settings for the display of art.

The Museum of the City of New York, at Fifth Avenue between 103rd and 104th Streets, is a five-story Georgian Building designed by Joseph H. Friedlander. The Museum opened in 1932.