Flatiron Building

New York, United States

The Flatiron Building, originally the Fuller Building, is a triangular 22-story, 86.9 m high steel-framed landmarked building. Designed by Daniel Burnham and Frederick Dinkelberg, it was one of the tallest buildings in the city upon its 1902 completion, at 20 floors high, and one of only two 'skyscrapers'. As with numerous other wedge-shaped buildings, the name Flatiron derives from its resemblance to a cast-iron clothes iron.

The building, which has been called one of the world's most iconic skyscrapers and a quintessential symbol of New York City, anchors the south (downtown) end of Madison Square and the north (uptown) end of the Ladies' Mile Historic District.

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Founded: 1902
Category: Miscellaneous historic sites in United States

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Ryan (4 months ago)
My first time seeing this in person. Nice folding design. Very iconic building. You can also see the empire state building from here too.
Adrian Cummings-Major (5 months ago)
We didn’t venture inside but The Flat Iron is one of those iconic NY buildings that should be on anyone who is interested in how the buildings shape a city. My photo is of a chocolate sculpture I saw nearby because I loved the detail.
Viv (8 months ago)
The bldg is under renovation and its all covered up but man, it is still a beautiful design. I suggest walking through and around Madison Sq Park on the way to or from the bld.bldg. The portal to Dublin was operational and pretty cool to see too.
Troy Pitcher (8 months ago)
Great to see this iconic building. The area is very upbeat and classy. The famous Tiffany street clock is here as well and all next to Madison Square Park (not Garden). Nice places to eat indoors at a few places. Deserves a stop and walk around.
Muskan Garg (10 months ago)
Very iconic building. This was already a very iconic building since many years and people used to click pictures. Besides this building. However, recently there has been a new activity which was spotted near flat iron building. There was a big circular screen which shows the life people from Dublin to New York from New York to Dublin people with each other and they enjoy each other’s experiences and climate through that screen. This is the most beautiful concept which was launched in New York recently..
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