the cloisters branch of metropolitan museum of art houses museum s extensive collection of medieval european art , artifacts, including noted unicorn tapestries. museum s buildings combination of medieval structures bought in europe , reconstructed on-site stone-by-stone, , new buildings in medieval style designed charles collens. museum owes existence philanthropist john d. rockefeller, jr., purchased medieval art collection of george grey barnard, , gave met along own collection. met had cloisters built in rockefeller s newly created fort tryon park endowment money rockefeller.
together, park , cloisters listed historic district on national register of historic places in 1978. cloisters had been designated new york city landmark in 1974, fort tryon park designed scenic landmark in 1983.
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