1 February 2014 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General, New York City
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Woolworth Building seen from the Hudson River © flickr.com – Joe Mabel/cc-by-sa-2.0
The Woolworth Building, at 233 Broadway,
Manhattan,
New York City, built in 1910, is one of the
oldest skyscrapers in the United States. The building opened on April 24, 1913.
President Woodrow Wilson turned the lights on by way of a button in
Washington, D.C. that evening. More than a century after the start of its construction, it remains, at 241.4 meters (792 ft), one of the
twenty tallest buildings in New York City. It has been a
National Historic Landmark since 1966, and a
New York City landmark since 1983.
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