New York Architecture & Landmarks:
Background
New York has many fine and known architectures and landmarks.
The symbol of New York is the skyscrapers, even if it actually was occurred in Chicago. The first skyscrapers were built in the late eighteen century, when the new building technology made it possible to construct buildings around powerful steel skeletons. It was New York's huge population that was the reason to build in height. One of the oldest remaining skyscrapers in New York is the Woolworth Building that was built in 1910, it’s 241 metres long. The architect was Cass Gilbert.
Most of the areas of New York are row houses built in the period 1870 to 1930, when New York was growing bigger. Many of these are built with brownstone. Wooden houses weren’t built anymore after a big city fire in 1835.
The Chrysler and the Empire State Buildings
The Chrysler Building was the tallest building in the world when it was built in 1930. It’s 319 metres high and has 77 floors. It also has a shiny top in stainless steel. The Chrysler building is considered as the city's finest building. Its architect was William Van Alen. One year after the Chrysler building, the Empire State Building got built, it became the city's tallest building with a length on 381 metres and with 102 floors. The architects of the Empire State Building were Shreve, Lamb and Harmon.
The Flatiron Building
Flatiron Building is a tower block in Manhattan in New York. The building’s nickname is flatiron because it’s shaped like an iron. It’s 87 metres high and it got 22 floors. The Flatiron building was completed in 1902. And the architect of this is Daniel Burnham.
The Statue of Liberty
The statue of liberty stands on Liberty Island in the mouth of the Hudson River in New York harbour. Liberty was brought to America the 28. October 1886. It was a gift to the American people from the French people as a symbol of the countries friendship. After a short time the statue has also been a symbol of freedom and democracy.
Liberty belongs to New York, but geographically are Liberty Island outside the New York, it’s near New Jersey and because of that this has led to some discussion about which state Liberty Island actually belongs.
You can find smaller copies of the Liberty in several places in the world like Paris, Hanoi, Bordeaux, Osaka, Visnes and Colmar.
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