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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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