![]() They represent Africa, Asia, Europe and America. If you look at the façade of the present museum, you will find details that refer to trade, exploration and the maritime world although what really stands out are the four statues that standing on large pedestals, two on both sides and another two alongside the front steps. If you know what its outline looks like, you can even see it from the steps of this building: it is just over 10 minutes from here, at 233 Broadway. It is an imposing stone structure built between 18 with beautiful columns and lovely windows, designed by Cass Gilbert who was best known as the author of the Woolworth Building, one of the oldest and most famous skyscrapers in the city. The museum, part of the prestigious Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian with headquarters in Washington, it is located in a landmark building in the city of New York with a history of over 100 years: the Alexander Hamilton US Custom House, better known as the old Customs House. Ironically, the place where the island of Manhattan was purchased from the Canarsie Indian tribe for just 60 guilders in 1626 is now home to the National Museum of the American Indian. ![]() You were bound to play cowboys and Indians when you were young.
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