The Flatiron Building is a 22 story, 93.6 meter steel framed triangular building at 175 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City, designed by Daniel Burnham and Frederick P. Dinkelberg and opened in 1902. It occupies a triangular block formed by Fifth Avenue, Broadway and East 22nd Street, coming to a narrow point at its back on East 22nd Street, and its name comes from its triangular shape, said to recall a cast iron clothes iron.
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Building Type LocationManhattan, New York City, United States 1 Completed Year Classification
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Was the Flatiron Building ever the tallest building in New York City?
No. The 29-story, 391-foot Park Row Building, which had gone up in 1899, already held the title of the city's tallest building when the Flatiron Building was built.
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WikipediaLead paragraph, opening sentence describing the 22-story steel-framed triangular building
is a 22-story, 307-foot-tall (93.6 m) steel-framed triangular building at 175 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, New York, US.
Second paragraph, sentence giving the October 1, 1902 opening
Construction proceeded rapidly, and the building opened on October 1, 1902
Lead paragraph, opening sentence giving its 307-foot (93.6 m) height
is a 22-story, 307-foot-tall (93.6 m) steel-framed triangular building
Lead paragraph, opening sentence naming Manhattan, New York City
at 175 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, New York, US.
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Designed by Daniel Burnham and Frederick P. Dinkelberg, it opened in 1902.
Uses Element: Steel, Introduction
a 22-story, 307-foot-tall (93.6 m) steel-framed triangular building
Uses Element: Limestone, Introduction
The three-story base is clad with limestone
Uses Element: Terracotta, Introduction
the upper stories are clad with glazed terracotta
In Style: Chicago School, Architecture
Unlike New York's early skyscrapers, which took the form of towers arising from a lower, blockier mass, such as the contemporary Singer Building (completed in 1908), the Flatiron Building was designed in the style of the Chicago school.
In Style: Renaissance Revival architecture, Wikipedia categories
Category:Renaissance Revival architecture in New York City
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