What it was a spectacle when the first skyscraper was erected in Manhattan. The Tower Building, built in 1889 and supported by a steel skeleton, towered eleven stories. When the wind whistled through the Broadway where it stood, people would come to see if it wouldn’t fall over. In 1914 it was demolished. At that … Read more
Just over 13 years after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, the new World Trade Center was inaugurated on Monday. The $104-story, $3.8 billion Freedom Tower took eight years to build. The first employees of publishing house Condé Nast arrived Monday at their new workplace in the skyscraper designed … Read more
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan in front of the One World Trade Center, which houses the One World Observatory. Foto: getty/Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images – — Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan have arrived in New York City. There is a lot on the program for her first big trip since moving. – Prince … Read more
Design Homestory New York Virtual tour of a cloud castle in Manhattan – – Stand: 11:20 a.m.| Reading time: 3 minutes – – – The living room with the famous “Hoop” hanging chair in front of the window. Left in the picture “Crescent”, Lee Broom’s most famous lamp Source: Stephen Kent Johnson – – The … Read more
Until now, “The Edge” could only be admired from below. The tapered, glass platform rises like a beak from the 100th floor of the “30 Hudson Yards” skyscraper in New York. From March 11th, however, visitors will be able to access the highest publicly accessible outdoor viewing terrace in the western world – according to … Read more
City trips „The Edge“ Spectacular viewing platform opens in New York – – Those with a head for heights usually want to see New York from above. The Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center and One World Trade Center offer the best views of the city. Now they are competing with a new viewing platform. – … Read more
NEW YORK – The observatory on the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere will reopen after being closed for more than six months due to the pandemic. The One World Observatory announced Wednesday that it will reopen to the public on Sunday, November 1 and again on Saturday, November 7. The Observatory will resume two-day … Read more