Flatiron Building
The Flatiron Building is one of the tourist attractions in New York. The buiding gained its name because of the building's resemblance to the irons of the day. The Flatiron Building was one of the tallest buildings in New York City upon its completion in 1902. The building was designed by Chicago's Daniel Burnham in the Beaux-Arts style on a triangular island block at 23rd Street, Fifth Avenue, and Broadway, facing Madison Square. Like a classical Greek column, its limestone and glazed terra-cotta façade is separated into three parts horizontally. Locals took an immediate interest in the building, placing bets on how far the debris would spread when the wind knocked it down. At the rounded tip, the triangular tower is only 2 meters wide. The 22-story Flatiron Building, with a height of 87 meters (285 ft), is generally considered the oldest surviving skyscraper in Manhattan, though in fact the older Park Row Building (1899) is several stories taller.The surrounding area of Manhattan is named the Flatiron District for its signature building.
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