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The amount of office space in New York City increased by 92% in the late 1920s. [5]: 49–50 Zoning regulations had major impacts on the design of buildings. The proliferation of ever-larger skyscrapers like the 40-story Equitable Building spurred New York City's passage of the US's first citywide zoning code, the 1916 Zoning Resolution. [6]
The history of skyscrapers in New York City began with the construction of the Equitable Life, Western Union, and Tribune buildings in the early 1870s. These relatively short early skyscrapers, sometimes referred to as "preskyscrapers" or "protoskyscrapers", included features such as a steel frame and elevators—then-new innovations that were used in the city's later skyscrapers.
Skyline of Lower Manhattan in 2021. The term "Skyline" was first used for New York City in 1896. A skyline is the outline or shape viewed near the horizon.It can be created by a city's overall structure, or by human intervention in a rural setting, or in nature that is formed where the sky meets buildings or the land.
Manhattan contained over 500 million square feet (46.5 million m 2) of office space in 2018, [327] making New York City the largest office market in the world, [328] [329] while Midtown Manhattan, with 400 million square feet (37.2 million m 2) in 2018, [327] is the largest central business district in the world. [330]
The first building to bring the world's tallest title to New York was the New York World Building, in 1890. Later, New York City was home to the world's tallest building for 75 continuous years, starting with the Park Row Building in 1899 and ending with One World Trade Center upon completion of the Sears Tower in 1974. The 1899 Park Row ...
In the visual arts, a cityscape (urban landscape) is an artistic representation, such as a painting, drawing, print or photograph, of the physical aspects of a city or urban area. It is the urban equivalent of a landscape .
0–9. 1 Broadway; 1 Hanover Square; 1 Police Plaza; 1 William Street; 1 World Trade Center (1971–2001) 2 Broadway; 2 Park Avenue; 2 World Trade Center (1971–2001)
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Office buildings in New York City" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 ...