Skyscrapers New York

Skyscrapers

Skyscrapers is the name given to the 'high-rise buildings'.The NY city and the Manhattan Island are especially known as 'skyscrapers'. Manhattan Island is well known economical district and so it grows higher and higher,since 19th century. There the buildings seems to touch the sky. The major attractions of this island are the 'Rockefeller Center' and the 'World Trade Center'.

Empire State Building

This is the second tallest building in the US, built in 1930.It has 102-storeys and is soothed of at least 200,000 cubic feet of limestone and granite. The lobby is made in rich granite and marble and is furnished with stainless steel. It was declared to be the seven wonders of the world. It was designed by Shreve, Lamb and Harmon.

Statistics

height of the tower upto 102 storey	1,250 feet;	381 m
Full structural height of tower	1,453'8 9/16th"	443 m
Weight of the bulding	330,000 metric tonnes(approx)	-
Number of windows	6,500	-
Number of elevators	73	-
Steps to the top floor	1,860	-
Total floor area	2,200,000 square feet	200,000 m²

The World Trade Center

The World Trade Center was the tallest building of new york and was designed by Minoru Yamasaki (Japanese American architect). It had 110-story twin Towers. But unluckly, the world trade centre was set to fire on February 13, 1975, and after a bombing on February 26, 1993, and was completely destroyed on September 11, 2001, during some attacks. After that the Empire State Building was again declared to be the tallest building in NY.

Rockefeller Center

The largest commercial building in the world is 'The Rockefeller Center'. This complex has 19 buildings and cover the area of 22-acres between 48th and 51st Streets(New York). It is located between 5th and 7th Avenue in the center of Manhattan. The Center was named after John D. Rockefeller Junior. The 'Radio City Music Hall' situated in this complex, is the largest indoor theater of the nation. The 'RCA Building' or commonly known as GE Building is the masterpiece of this center. This building has 71-floors and its height is 872-foot(266-m). The other attractions of the Rockefeller Center are 'statue of Atlas', 'ice-skating rink' during winter, and the plaza having 200 flagpoles at the street, carrying the Stars and Stripes. The Christmas Tree in Rocefeller Center is also the great attraction for the tourists. To see the 'Lightening Christmas Tree' visit the center from the begining of December through Jan 6, 2007. The hours for seeing the tree are daily from 5:30am to 11:30pm.