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| |The flatiron building |

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|-It is situated at 175 Fifth Avenue at East 23rd Street. |

|-It is 285 feet high (87m). |

|-There are 20 stories. |

|-It was called “Fuller Building” after Nathan Fuller who financed the construction.|

|-It was nicknamed “Flatiron” because of its unique triangular shape, resembling the|

|shape of an old-fashioned iron but the name has remained. |

|-It was very criticized and even compared to “a stingy piece of pie”. |

|-It was built in 1902 and quickly became a symbol of the skyscraper era and is |

|considered as the nation’s first true skyscraper. |

|-It was designed by Daniel Hudson BURNHAM who was one the leader of a movement |

|called The Chicago School. |

|-It is built on a steel frame and covered with non-load-bearing masonry and it is |

|3,680 tons. |

|-It is well integrated in American culture because of the notorious wind currents |

|created by its structure that raise the skirts of women who passed by. In the |

|1920s, police officers were posted there to prevent men from gathering to watch. |

|Their cry “23 skidoo!” is famous. |

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|Why this name? |- |

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|President inaugurating it? |- |

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|Comparison with the Bank of America? |- |

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|How was it considered by architects? |- |

|Owner and designer of this building? |- |

|Architects? |- |

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| |The original names? |

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| |Nickname? |

|What is it? Who made it? |- |

|Who designed the internal framework? |- |

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|What did it represent in 1886? |- |

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|How many steps? |- |

|What motto does it represent? What did |- |

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|What figure does it represent? |- |

|What can we read on the tablet? |- |

|How many visitors each year? | |

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