Riverside Church, New York City

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Riverside_Church,_New_York_City
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:church
gptkbp:address 490 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10027
gptkbp:adjacentTo gptkb:Riverside_Park
gptkb:Grant's_Tomb
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Baptist_Churches_USA
gptkb:United_Church_of_Christ
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Charles_Collens
gptkb:Henry_C._Pelton
gptkbp:bellTower 74-bell carillon
gptkbp:carillonDonor gptkb:Laura_Spelman_Rockefeller_Memorial
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1927
gptkbp:denomination interdenominational
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:John_D._Rockefeller_Jr.
gptkb:Harry_Emerson_Fosdick
gptkbp:hasTower 392 feet
gptkbp:height 392 feet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Riverside Church, New York City
gptkbp:landmarkStatus gptkb:New_York_City_Landmark
gptkbp:leader senior minister
gptkbp:location gptkb:Manhattan,_New_York_City
gptkbp:neighborhood gptkb:Morningside_Heights
gptkbp:notableEvent Martin Luther King Jr. delivered 'Beyond Vietnam' speech
hosted funerals of notable figures
site of social justice activism
gptkbp:notableFeature largest tuned carillon in the world at time of installation
one of the tallest church towers in the United States
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:James_A._Forbes_Jr.
gptkb:William_Sloane_Coffin
gptkb:Harry_Emerson_Fosdick
gptkbp:notableSpeaker gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkb:Desmond_Tutu
gptkb:Kofi_Annan
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Nelson_Mandela
gptkbp:opened 1930
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Aeolian-Skinner_pipe_organ
gptkbp:program gptkb:food
educational programs
social justice initiatives
arts programs
gptkbp:publicTransit gptkb:Subway_1_train_at_125th_Street
gptkbp:seatingCapacity over 2,000
gptkbp:style gptkb:Gothic_Revival
gptkbp:usedFor concerts
lectures
public events
worship services
gptkbp:website https://www.trcnyc.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_Church_of_Christ
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5