New York Street : the Flatiron Building

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The Flatiron Building (BW)

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New York Vintage : A watercolor of Daniel H. Burnham's Flatiron Building from Madison Square Park 1904

Serie New York Vintage : A watercolor of Daniel H. Burnham's Flatiron Building from Madison Square Park. (Unknown 1904). (Forum Wired New York)

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New York Polaroid : The Flatiron Building

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Manhattan : Flatiron building

Manhattan : Flatiron building

Manhattan : Seen from the sky (vue du ciel) : Flatiron Building

Manhattan : Seen from the sky (vue du ciel) : Flatiron Building

New York : Flatiron Building

Flatiron Building

New York : Flatiron Building

Flatiron Building

The Fuller Building, better known as the Flatiron Building, was one of the tallest buildings in New York City upon its completion in 1902. The building, at 175 Fifth Avenue in the borough of Manhattan, sits on a triangular island block at 23rd Street, Fifth Avenue, and Broadway, anchoring the south (downtown) end of Madison Square.The Flatiron Building was designed by Chicago's Daniel Burnham in the Beaux-Arts style. Like a classical Greek column, its limestone and glazed terra-cotta façade is separated into three parts horizontally. Since it was one of the first buildings to use a steel skeleton, the building could be constructed to 285 feet (87 m), which would have been very difficult with other construction methods of that time.The initial design by Daniel Burnham shows a similar design to the one constructed, but with a far more elaborate crown with numerous setbacks near the pinnacle. A clock face can also be seen. However, this was later removed from the design.At the rounded tip, the triangular tower is only 6.5 feet (2 meters) wide. The 22-story building, with a height of 285 ft (87 meters), is often considered the oldest surviving skyscraper in Manhattan, though in fact the Park Row Building (1899) is both older and taller.

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New York Vintage : Video : Panorama of Flatiron Building 1903

New York Vintage : Video : Panorama of Flatiron Building 1903

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New York Vintage : Manhattan : Fuller Building - The Flatiron - 1903

New York Vintage : Manhattan : Fuller Building - The Flatiron - 1903
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New York Vintage : Manhattan : Upper portion of the Flatiron bldg - 1902

New York Vintage : Manhattan : Upper portion of the Flatiron bldg - 1902
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New York Vintage : Manhattan : Flatiron building under construction 1902

New York Vintage : Manhattan : Flatiron building under construction 1902
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THE NEW YORKER - Flatiron Building - November 9, 1981 by Roxie Munro

THE NEW YORKER - Flatiron Building - November 9, 1981 by Roxie Munro
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