Famous buildings in New York City
1. Empire State Building - 350 5th Ave, New York, NY. Built in 1931.
2. Chrysler Building - 405 Lexington Ave, New York, NY. Built in 1931.
3. GE Building - 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY. Built in 1933.
4. MetLife Building - 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY. Built in 1963
5. Citigroup Center – at 153 East 53rd Street, New York, NY. Built in 1977.
6. Woolworth Building - 233 Broadway, New York, NY, USA. Built in 1913.
7. Flatiron Building - 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY. Built in 1902
8. The Bryant Park Hotel – 40 W 40th St, New York, NY. Built in 1924
9. The Trump Building – 40 Wall St, New York, NY. Built in 1930.
10. The Puck Building - 295-307 Lafayette Street, New York, NY. Built in 1893.
11. New York Public Library - 476 5th Ave, New York, NY. Built in 1911.
12. 1 Times Square – 1 Times Square, New York, NY. Built in 1905
13. Trump Tower - 725 5th Ave, New York, NY. Built in 1983
14. Grand Central Terminal - 89 E. 42nd Street, New York, NY. Built in 1913.
15. Condé Nast Building – 4 Times Square, New York, NY. Built in 2000.
16. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum - 1071 5th Ave, New York, NY. Built in 1959.
17. Macy's Store - 151 W 34th St, New York, NY. Built in 1902.
18. Plaza Hotel - 768 5th Ave, New York. Built in 1907
19. United Nations Building - 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY. Built in 1952.
20. American International Building – 70 Pine Street, New York, NY. Built in 1932.
21. Singer Building – at Liberty Street and Broadway, New York, NY. Built in 1908.
22. Trump World Tower – 845 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY. Built 2001.
23. Waldorf Astoria - 301 Park Avenue, New York, NY. Built in 1893.
24. Sony Building - 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY. Built in 1984.
25. Bank of America Tower – located on 6th Avenue, between 42nd and 43rd Street. Built in 2009.
26. Time Warner Building - 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY. Built in 2000.
27. Bloomberg Tower – 731 Lexington Ave, New York, NY. Built in 2005.
28. Four Seasons Hotel – 110 E 59th St, New York, NY. Built in 1993.
29. Metropolitan Life Tower - 1 Madison Ave, New York, NY. Built in 1909
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I love that this list can be plotted on the map. Fact: The reason so many tall buildings are concentrated in downtown and mid-town is because the island of Manhattan, being originally marshy sand, does not have stable ground everywhere. So tall buildings were only build in patches where the ground was determined to be able to bear the load.
I think I've mentioned this elsewhere on this site. It's nice to see it on a map, though.
More info on New York buildings at www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/?id=101028.
Yes, having a map to go with the list let's you see things visually. Uraniumfish, I knew about the ground because I studied NYC history. You'd be surprised what NYC looked like centuries ago before it became an actual city.
@ henrycarrey Wow, excellent site! The geek in me enjoys the section "under construction" to see the buildings develop from start to finish. And now that there's so many new, half-finished ones on the skyline...
@henrycarrey Thanks for the site...
I never would've guessed that the Bank of America tower was so close in height to the Empire State Building.
I took a good look at the list and can't believe how many buildings are on the list. Incredible.
Are there any great lists of fountains/ parks anywhere? Kind of a weird request, but I'm scoping for a novel I'm writing, and I'm really looking for a great out-of-the-way fountain or something...
@bellacaroline Ask and ye shall receive:
http://www.streetadvisor.com/new_york/forums/parks-in-new-york-city-manhattan
There are also random other lists. "Vintage Barrooms" and "Architecture near 53rd street" are just two I've done, but there's a bunch more...
Can't think of anything specifically on fountains, but who knows.
@Bellacaroline: I would love to read your novel when you have it completed. Sounds like it will make for interesting reading.
@bellacaroline: Here's a pretty good list of NYC fountains - http://gothamist.com/2005/10/21/fountains_of_new_york_city.php
and:
http://wirednewyork.com/fountains/
