Aerial views of the Flatiron Building. The Flatiron Building Fuller Building or as is known, is a skyscraper located in Manhatta
Aerial views of the Flatiron Building. The Flatiron Building Fuller Building or as is known, is a skyscraper located in Manhattan centenary. It was one of the tallest buildings in New York when its construction was completed in 1902. Official Named George A. Fuller, founder of construction company that funded the work and had died in 1900. The Flatiron is located on a triangular block bounded on the south by 22nd Street, west on Fifth Avenue and east of Broadway. The latter two streets converge in front of the building on 23rd Street, at the height of Madison Square. The surrounding neighborhood is called the Flatiron District in his honor. The Beaux Arts style building was designed by architect Daniel Burnham Chicago school. Like a classical Greek column, its limestone and terra cotta facade is divided horizontally into three parts. The use of steel in its construction enabled the work reaches 87 m in height, which would have been very difficult using the usual techniques of the time.
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