The David N. Dinkins Municipal Building is a 40-story, 580-foot building at 1 Centre Street, east of Chambers Street, in the Civic Center neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The structure was built to accommodate increased governmental space demands after the 1898 consolidation of the city's five boroughs. Construction began in 1909 and continued through 1914 at a total cost of $12 million.
Designed by McKim, Mead & White, the Manhattan Municipal Building was among the last buildings erected as part of the City Beautiful movement in New York. Its architectural style has been characterized as Roman Imperial, Italian Renaissance, French Renaissance, or Beaux-Arts. The Municipal Building is one of the largest governmental buildings in the world, with about 1 million square feet of office space. The base incorporates a subway station, while the top includes the gilded Civic Fame statue.
Tours are held on Wednesdays at 12 pm and Thursdays at 10 am (subject to change for any special events at City Hall).
As tours are limited to 20 people, it is recommended that you make reservations as soon as possible.
To take the free tour you must make a reservation.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Municipal_Building
Official Website https://www1.nyc.gov/site/dcas/business/dcasmanagedbuildings/david-n-dinkins-manhattan-municipal-building.page
more information https://www.aviewoncities.com/nyc/municipalbuilding.htm
Phone +1 212 669 8300
Address 1 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007, USA
Coordinates 40°42'46.429" N -74°0'13.086" E
