Flatiron Building

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  • Address
    btwnFifth Ave & 23rd St, Broadway, Flatiron District, 10006
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  • Transport
    underground rail: R, W, 6 to 23rd St

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Built in 1902, the 20-story Flatiron, designed by Daniel Burnham, has a beaux arts facade and a uniquely narrow triangular footprint that resembles a massive ship. It boasts a limestone facade, built over a steel frame, that gets more complex and beautiful the longer you stare at it. Best viewed from the island on 23rd St between Broadway and Fifth Ave.

The unique structure dominated this plaza back in the skyscraper era of the early 1900s.