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2. List of tallest buildings in New York City - Wikipedia

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   New York has played a prominent role in the development of the skyscraper. Since 1890, ten of those built in the city have held the title of world's tallest. [29] [G] New York City went through two very early high-rise construction booms, the first of which spanned the 1890s through the 1910s, and the second from the mid-1920s to the early ...

3. List of tallest observation towers in the United States

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   Tallest observation tower in the United States. 2 Tower of the Americas: 228.6 m (750 ft) 1968 Concrete San Antonio, Texas: Built as the theme structure for San Antonio's World's Fair, HemisFair '68. It was the tallest observation tower in the United States from 1968 until 1996. 3 Gateway Arch: 192 m (630 ft) 1965 Steel St. Louis, Missouri

4. Observation deck - Wikipedia

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   An observation deck, observation platform, or viewing platform is an elevated sightseeing platform usually situated upon a tall architectural structure, such as a skyscraper or observation tower. Observation decks are sometimes enclosed from weather, and a few may include coin-operated telescopes for viewing distant features.

5. Empire State Building - Wikipedia

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   In its first year of operation, the observation deck made approximately $2 million in revenue, as much as its owners made in rent that year. [261] [248] By 1936, the observation deck was crowded on a daily basis, with food and drink available for purchase at the top, [273] and by 1944 the building had received its five-millionth visitor. [274]

6. Hudson Yards set to have tallest observation deck in NYC - AOL

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   By PIX 11 HUDSON YARDS, Manhattan — The Hudson Yards development will have the tallest outdoor observation deck in the Big Apple, beating out the view from the Empire State Building by 50 feet ...

7. 'Exhilarating' views from new observation deck 1,200 feet ...

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   It is the fourth-tallest in New York City, after One World Trade at 1,776 feet, Central Park Tower at 1,550 feet, and 111 West 57th Street at 1,428 feet. 'Exhilarating' views from new observation ...