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Above: skyline views of part of Manhattan,
taken from Gantry Plaza State Park, Queens (left),
of part of mid-Manhattan taken from the observatory of the Empire State Building (middle),
and of mid-Manhattan taken from Brooklyn (right).

On this page you will find a collection of buildings from New York City;
some of the tallest (you can find the 12 tallest on page 1 of New York City),
but also other buildings: old, new, tall, distinctive and plainly dull.
It's a collection of some of New York City's skyscrapers, and not a complete one;
remember that New York City has almost 500 buildings taller than 100 metres (328f),
and almost 200 buildings taller than 150 metres (492f).


Above: Woolworth Building (241m/792f, 57 stories, 1913), seen from the back.
Currently the city's 13th tallest, but from 1913-1930
it was the tallest building in the world (surpassed by 40 Wall Street).
Building costs were US$ 13,5 million...
It was renovated in 1977-1981 for US$ 20 million.


Above: One Worldwide Plaza (237m/778f, 50 stories, 1989).
The office tower (NYC's 14th tallest) is part of the Worldwide Plaza complex,
which also consists of a smaller residential tower (Two Worldwide Plaza; 119m/390f, 38 stories, 1989)
which can be seen on picture #4, and the 7-story Three Worldwide Plaza (1988).


Above: Carnegie Hall Tower (231m/757f, 60 stories, 1991).
This partly office, partly residential skyscraper is the 15th tallest of the city.
It was built adjacent to the legendary Carnegie Hall music halls.


Above left and middle: Bear Stearns World Headquarters (230m/755f, 47 stories, 2001),
the city's 16th tallest.
Above right: AXA Center (229m/752f, 54 stories, 1986), #17.


Above left: One Penn Plaza (229m/750f, 57 stories, 1972).
New York City's 18th tallest skyscraper.
Above middle and right: Time Warner Center South and North Towers (229m/750f, 55 stories, 2004).
The North Tower has 250 (Manderin) hotel rooms and 65 residential units;
the South Tower has offices and apartments. New York City's 19th and 20th tallest buildings.


Above left: two pictures of 60 Wall Street (227m/745f, 55 stories, 1989).
Above middle: One Astor Plaza (227m/745f, 54 stories, 1972).
Above middle right: Seven World Trade Center (226m/741f, 49 stories, 2006),
a building that was still under construction when the picture was taken.
The building has replaced the previous Seven World Trade Center
that was destroyed on September 11, 2001.
On the left next to it is Barclay-Vesey Building (152m/498f, 32 stories, 1927),
a building that was partly damaged in the September 11 attacks.
Above right: 20 Exchange Place (226m/741f, 57 stories, 1931).
When built the tower was white coloured all over,
but while the limestone has remained bright white,
the inset brickwork has changed colours through the years (from white to black).


Above left: Times Square Tower (221m/726f, 47 stories, 2003).
Above middle left: Two World Financial Center (left, 197m/645f, 44 stories, 1987),
and American Express, Three World Financial Center (right, 225m/739f, 51 stories, 1986),
with in the foreground Ground Zero, where once the two World Trade Center Towers stood.
Above middle and right: Three World Financial Center (right, 225m/739f, 51 stories, 1986).
The building was severely damaged during the collapse of the World Trade Center Towers.
Above middle right: view from the now demolished Two World Trade Center with Two World Financial Center
(left, 197m/645f, 44 stories, 1987), American Express, Three World Financial Center
(right, 225m/739f, 51 stories, 1986) and Four World Financial Center (front, 152m/500f, 34 stories, 1986).
Two and Four World Financial Center also sustained damage during the collapse.


Above left: General Motors Building (215m/705f, 50 stories, 1968).
Above middle left: Solow Building (210m/689f, 50 stories, 1974).
A feature of this building is that is slopes up from the base.
Above middle: 1585 Broadway (209m/685f, 42 stories, 1989).
Above middle right and right: Random House Tower (208m/684f, 52 stories, 2003).
The building houses offices and residential units (27th floor and upwards).


Above left: Paramount Plaza (204m/670f, 48 stories, 1971).
Above middle left: Trump Tower (202m/664f, 58 stories, 1983).
A residential tower with a shopping arcade in the base and first floor
Above middle and right: Citicorp Building (201m/658f, 50 stories, 1990).
It's the tallest building of New York City outside of Manhattan;
it's located in Long Island City, Queens.


Above left: 712 5th Avenue (198m/650f, 52 stories, 1990).
Above middle left and middle: 53rd at Third (138m/453f, 34 stories, 1986);
this skyscraper is nicknamed the 'lipstick building'.
Above middle right: One New York Plaza (195m/640f, 50 stories, 1969).
Above right: Verizon Building (192m/630f, 40 stories, 1974).


Above left: Central Park Place (191m/628f, 56 stories, 1988),
a residential skyscraper, with 274 units.
Above middle: Waldorf=Astoria (191m/625f, 47 stories, 1931).
The building is partly hotel and partly residential.
It was the tallest hotel in the world from 1931-1951.
Above right: 425 5th Avenue (188m/618f, 55 stories, 2003),
another residential skyscraper in the heart of New York City.


Above: 750 Seventh Avenue (187m/615f, 35 stories, 1989).
Above right: The Millenium Hilton (179m/588f, 59 stories, 1992),
another building that was damaged in the collapse of the two World Trade Center towers in 2001.


Above left: Hearst Magazine Tower (182m/596f, 42 stories, 2006).
The building is built over the existing 1928 six-story Hearst Magazine Building.
It was still under construction when the pictures were taken (June 2005).
Above middle: 80 Pine Street (151m/497f, 40 stories, 1960).
Above right: Trump International Hotel & Tower (178m/583f, 44 stories, 1971).
The building has 168 hotel rooms and 158 condominiums.


Above left and middle left: Municipal Building (177m/580f, 34 stories, 1914), seen from the back.
Above middle: Lehman Brothers Building (175m/575f, 38 stories, 2001).
Above middle right: One Financial Square (175m/575f, 37 stories, 1987).
Above right: New York Marriott Marquis (175m/574f, 56 stories, 1985),
a hotel building which can be found on Broadway in the middle of Times Square.


Above left: 230 Park Avenue (172m/565f, 35 stories, 1929),
with in the background MetLife Building.
Above middle left: 100 United Nations Plaza (170m/557f, 52 stories, 1986).
Above middle and middle right: Continental Center (169m/554f, 41 stories, 1983),
with the smaller 120 Wall Street on the left next to it (122m/399f, 33 stories, 1931).
Above right: Interchem Building (168m/552f, 45 stories, 1970).


Above left: 1700 Broadway (162m/533f, 43 stories, 1969).
Above middle left: Two United Nations Plaza (154m/505f, 39 stories, 1981),
the building is part of the United Nations Plaza, which also consists
of the similar designed One United Nations Plaza, which was completed in 1975.
Both buildings are partly hotel and partly office.
Above middle and middle right: United Nations Secretariat Building (154m/505f, 39 stories, 1952),
part of the United Nations Headquarter site.
Above right: 2 New York Plaza (154m/504f, 40 stories, 1971).


Above left: 1675 Broadway (148m/485f, 35 stories, 1990).
Above middle and middle right: Citylights at Queens Landing (125m/410f, 42 stories, 1997),
a residential building which can be found in Long Island City, Queens.
Above right: The Bryant Park Hotel (103m/338f, 23 stories, 1924).


Above left: another view from the Empire State Building's observatory of a part of Manhattan,
with the Chrysler Building and Trump World Tower rising above.
Above middle: and another skyline view from Brooklyn of Lower Manhattan.
Above right: one of the pylons of New York City's most famous bridge:
the Brooklyn Bridge, which connects the heart of lower Manhattan with Brooklyn.
The bridge was designed by John and Washington Roebling (father and son);
The Brooklyn Bridge was opened in 1883 and construction took almost 14 years.
The bridge is 1826m (5989f) long and the height is 84m/277f.


Above left and middle: a northwestern and northeastern view of Manhattan
from the observatory of the Empire State Building in 2005.
Above right: another northeastern view, but from a few years earlier: 1997.
I have included this picture as well, to give you a chance to see
how much this part of the city has changed in over eight years time.



To go back to page 1 of the building of New York City,
please click here: NYC1
(you will find pictures there of the 12 tallest buildings of the city)


Click here to go to a special page of the Statue of Liberty of New York City


New York City's 10 tallest skyscrapers:
1. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING 381m/1,250f, 102 stories, 1931
2. CHRYSLER BUILDING 319m/1,046f, 77 stories, 1930
3. AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL 290m/952f, 66 stories, 1932
4. THE TRUMP BUILDING 283m/927f, 70 stories, 1930
5. CITIGROUP CENTER 279m/915f, 59 stories, 1977
6. TRUMP WORLD TOWER 262m/861f, 72 stories, 2001
7. GE BUILDING 259m/850f, 69 stories, 1933
6. CITYSPIRE CENTER 248m/814f, 75 stories, 1987
9. ONE CHASE MANHATTAN PLAZA 248m/813f, 60 stories, 1961
10. CONDE NAST BUILDING 247m/809f, 48 stories, 1999

The building data, the top 10 of tallest buildings and some of the building information are courtesy of
EMPORIS.COM, one of the world's leading architectural resources on tall buildings.


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