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The Liberty Tower is clad SOHO &
in white terracotta and is in TRIBECA LOWER
the Gothic style. It was later Hudson River EAST SIDE
turned into apartments. LOWER MANHATTAN
& THE CIVIC CENTER
Upper
Bay East River
LOWER
The Chamber of MANHATTAN
ELLIS I.
Commerce is a LIBERTY I. BROOKLYN
fine Beaux Arts GOVERNORS I.
building of 1901. 28 Liberty has the Locator Map
famous Jean Dubuffet See map pp16–17
sculpture Four Trees
located in the plaza.
Key
Suggested route
0 meters 100
0 yards 100

1. Federal
Reserve Bank
In the style of
a Renaissance
palace, this is a
bank for banks.
US currency is
issued here.

M A
I
D E
NASSAU STREET L I B E R T Y S T R E E T A N E
N L
Louise Nevelson Plaza is a
park containing Nevelson’s
sculpture Shadows and Flags.

C E D A R S T R E E T
WILLIAM STREET W A L L S T R E E T Wall Street is named
for the wall that kept
enemies and hostile
Native Americans out of
Manhattan – the street is
now the heart of the city’s
business center.

2. Federal Hall
Built as the US Custom House
in 1842, this Classical building
houses a fascinating exhibit
about George Washington. Wall Street in the 1920s

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