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New York Stock Exchange : Wall Street Building

Manhattan Commercial Architecture, United States of America

post updated 29 March 2026

Photos of key architecture in the financial district

Wall Street Buildings – New York Stock Exchange:

Jun 15, 2007

Wall Street Architecture

One Liberty Plaza New York:

New York photos: Andrew McRae, 2007

One Liberty Plaza, Financial District, Manhattan
Dates built: 1972/73
Design: Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Approximate building height: 226 m high

New York Architecture

One Liberty Plaza New York
Adjacent building to north: Century 21 tower

One Liberty Plaza faces on to where the World Trade Centre towers stood, at the eastern edge of the Ground Zero site

New York Skyscrapers

image : RSHP, Team Macarie I Courtesy of: Silverstein Properties

Wall Street New York context : NYC World Trade Center Site

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Famous Manhattan Street

Wall Street in New York City is one of the most historically and architecturally significant streets in the world, lined with landmark buildings that reflect the evolution of finance, power, and urban design. Rather than a single style, it’s a dense mix of neoclassical, Beaux-Arts, Art Deco, and modern skyscrapers.

One of the most iconic buildings is the New York Stock Exchange Building. Completed in 1903 and designed by George B. Post, it features a monumental neoclassical façade with grand Corinthian columns and a sculptural pediment, symbolizing stability and economic power.

Nearby is Federal Hall, a neoclassical structure where George Washington was inaugurated in 1789. Its Greek Revival design, with a domed rotunda and columned portico, reflects early American ideals tied to democracy and governance.

Another major landmark is 40 Wall Street, also known as the Trump Building. Completed in 1930 and designed by H. Craig Severance, it is a classic Art Deco skyscraper, once briefly the tallest building in the world, with a distinctive tiered crown.

Just a short distance away stands One Wall Street, designed by Ralph Walker. Completed in 1931, it is known for its sleek limestone façade and the famous “Red Room” interior, a richly colored mosaic banking hall.

At the southern end is 55 Wall Street, originally the Merchants’ Exchange (1830s). Designed by Isaiah Rogers, it features a massive granite colonnade and later became the headquarters of the National City Bank.

Modern additions also shape the area. 28 Liberty Street (formerly Chase Manhattan Plaza), designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM Architects), introduced International Style modernism with its glass curtain wall and open plaza.

Location: Wall Street, New York City, USA.

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