Architecture

The Art and Beauty of the Paris Metro: 6 Unique Subway Stations

Art aficionados, culture vultures and unashamed aesthetes flock to Paris to see some of the best art in the world.

Fun Maps: The 19th Century NYC Stench Map of Manhattan and Brooklyn

Last week, we showed photographs from the Untapped Cities tour of Dead Horse Bay, including the “fun” fact that odors

At the Biltmore Hotels, Art Deco Architecture Revitalized To Prohibition-Era Glory

One of America’s most beautiful displays of Art Deco hotel architecture soars from the Phoenician desert, attracting architecture enthusiasts,

Urban Escape: A New Documentary about Abandoned USA

The Lost Marble Arch of Central Park

While it has been basically proven that there probably aren’t dinosaurs actually buried underneath Central Park, there is something

5 of NYC's Never Completed or Barely Used Ghost Subway Stations

In the Echo Vault. Photo by f/11. We know you guys love to read about New York City’s

Inside Video Look of The Manhattan Municipal Building, One of NYC's First Skyscrapers

Earlier this month, Blueprint NYC (produced by the Office of NYCMedia), took viewers into the five Loew’s Wonder Theatres

Today in NYC History: The Queensboro Bridge Renamed for Edward I. Koch in 2011

If you’ve ever seen Koch, the movie, you’ll recall the scenes were Ed Koch delightfully waves at drivers

Fun Maps: 37 Miles of Library Stacks Under the NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

[Update: the stacks have been saved and the new Rose Reading Room has been re-opened!] In three days, the

This Week's Most Popular Articles: NYC Abandoned Subway Map and the Secrets of Prospect Park

Here were the 5 most popular articles on Untapped Cities this past week: 1. Fun Maps: The Abandoned Subway Stations

An Inside Look at NYC's Gilded Age Harkness House with NY Adventure Club

Recently, the New York Adventure Club visited the Gilded Age Harkness House on 75th Street and Fifth Avenue. The Italian

"Billion Oyster Pavilion" for Governors Island to Rebuild Oyster Habitat in New York Harbor

Every year, FIGMENT NY brings site-specific participatory art to Governors Island as part of a one week festival. As