FLATIRON BUILDING, NEW YORK, USA
AFTER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, THIS IS MY FAVOURITE STRUCTURE IN NEW YORK. THE 22 FLOOR UNUSUALLY-DESIGNED OFFICE BUILDING WAS COMPLETED IN 1902. IT IS FAMOUS FOR THE WILD GUSTS OF WIND WHICH CAN FLOW AROUND THE TRIANGULAR SHAPE. WHEN OPENED, SOME PEOPLE CONFIDENTLY FORECASTED THAT IT WOULD COLLAPSE DUE TO THIS WIND "FEATURE" BUT THIS PROVED NOT TO BE THE CASE. THE NAME, OF COURSE, COMES FROM THE ITS SHAPE BEING SIMILAR TO THE OLD-FASHIONED CLOTHES HAND IRONS. A FULLER HISTORY CAN BE FOUND HERE.
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