Freedom Tower
New York, Vesey St, One World Trade Center 
The tower was free to be erected on the site of the former Twin Towers, which were subjected to a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. At the moment it is the tallest building in New York, its height along with the spire is 541m. The construction began in April 2006 and ended on May 10, 2013 with the installation of a spire.
Woolworth Building
New York, Broadway, 233 
The Woolworth Building rises on Broadway. The building was built by the order of American businessman Frank Woolworth architect Cass Gilbert in the Gothic style. At the time of completion, this tower was the tallest building in New York, and one of the most unusual.
Flatiron Building
New York, 5th Ave, 175 
The famous "Iron" ("flatiron" in English) is located at the intersection of Broadway, Fifth Avenue and 23rd East Street. As it is not difficult to guess, it got its name because of the shape of the building, really reminding this household item.
Chrysler Building
42nd Street and Lexington Avenue 
Chrysler Building is considered one of the symbols of New York. The height of the building is 319 meters, and it itself is a classic example of the Art Deco architecture. In 1976, the Chrysler Building received the status of the National Historic Monument of the United States.
Rockefeller Center
45 Rockefeller Plaza 
Rockefeller Center, a complex of 19 buildings located on 9 hectares between Fifth and Sixth Avenue, in the heart of Manhattan. The Rockefeller Center, built on the initiative of financial magnate John Rockefeller the Elder in the 1930s, was declared a National Historic Monument in 1987.
Empire State Building
350 5th Ave, New York 
Every tourist who has got to Manhattan, considers it his duty to climb the Empire State Building. However, it is not necessary to do it the way King Kong did in one of the Hollywood films. To visit the observation deck on the 86th floor of this American skyscraper, it is enough to pay $ 20 to the cashier.
In architecture, New York refers to young megacities, where the layout is not burdened with architectural stratifications of historical eras. And the first decades of the history of the city left a trace only in the southern part of Manhattan, where the current Financial District is located and almost no historical buildings.
The basis of modern architecture in New York is the world famous Manhattan skyscrapers.
The basis of modern architecture in New York is the world famous skyscrapers of Manhattan:
- The oldest of the famous "skyscrapers" is considered to be the Skyscraper Flatiron or Flatiron Building - in 1902 at the intersection of Broadway, Fifth Avenue and East 23 Street was erected a building that really resembles a giant iron.
- Then, for about a quarter of a century, the tallest building in New York was the 60-story 241 meter Woolworth Building, built in 1913.
- Following in 1930, the 319-meter building of the Chrysler Center was built - the Chrysler skyscraper, which became one of the symbols of New York.
- In 1931, the 102-story Empire State Building was built 443 m high, which is still called the symbol of Manhattan, New York and the United States as a whole.
- In 1973, the construction of the World Trade Center was completed, its northern tower reached 526 m in height and was the tallest building in Manhattan. After the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the highest building in Manhattan was again the Empire State Building.
- Today, on the site of the World Trade Center in memory of the victims of September 11, 2001, the Tower of Freedom (or the World Trade Center I) is being built - today the world's tallest building. The design height of the building is 541 m.