Grant's Tomb and Riverside Church are two structures you can't help but look up at. The problem is many New Yorkers just don't make the trip to Morningside Heights to see them. I finally did a few weekends ago, and can't believe I've waited so long.
Situated across the intersection of Riverside Drive and 122nd Street from each other, they are both imposingly beautiful buildings inside and out, from top to bottom.
Let's take a look at both, starting with Riverside Church. The Neo-Gothic church was built in 1930 and primarily financed by John D. Rockefeller. I love it's pale exterior of Indiana limestone. Just looks so fresh and clean.
The exterior buttressing is purely decorative... The structure is supported on its steel frame, and its weight would not be sufficient to counter the weight of the vault.
