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New York Landmarks
A Collection of Architectural and Historical details of 30 landmarks in New York City with black and white photographs of each plus text describing details of owners, architects, and architectural features.
64 pages, Hardcover
First published January 6, 1999
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July 1, 2021
Excellent summary of the many great and beautiful landmarks in NYC for both resident and traveller alike. Includes a stunning collection of B & W photos.
December 27, 2025
Buku ini berisi berbagai Landmarks di New York, dari awal abad 19 hingga yg terakhir WTC yg dibom teroris. Tentu saja ada Patung Liberty, Gereja Saint Patrick, Empire State Building dll.
Aku suka struktur buku ini. Ada foto, sejarah mini, siapa arsitek dan donaturnya. Kertas buku ini juga sangat luxury, menggunakan art paper yg cukup tebal dan glossy. Foto-foto Landmarks juga sangat bagus dari segi teknis dan pengambilan cahayanya. Cocok bagi saya yg kepo sejarah tapi gak mau terlalu banyak detail.
Aku suka struktur buku ini. Ada foto, sejarah mini, siapa arsitek dan donaturnya. Kertas buku ini juga sangat luxury, menggunakan art paper yg cukup tebal dan glossy. Foto-foto Landmarks juga sangat bagus dari segi teknis dan pengambilan cahayanya. Cocok bagi saya yg kepo sejarah tapi gak mau terlalu banyak detail.
December 27, 2013
Some fascinating highlights:
• Brooklyn bridge: The world's first steel-wire suspension bridge. One week after opening 12 pedestrians were trampled to death when the crowd panicked thinking the bridge was collapsing.
• Ellis island: Only 2% of the immigrants were sent back (usually for tuberculosis or other health reasons).
• The Flatiron Building: Built in 1902 it marked the beginning of the skyscraper era in NYC. Last year we came up from a subway station and wondered why everyone was taking pictures. We turned around to the jaw dropping view is this building. In New York City you must always look up.
• Times Square: Dropping the New Years ball since 1904
• The Plaza Hotel: Home of Eloise!
• Grand Central Station: "I hated that place as a kid. We went away to camp from there. Going away you couldn't find your counselors. Coming home you couldn't find your parents." From Helene Hanff's Apple of My Eye. Yes, it's ginormous!
• Empire State Building: Tallest skyscraper in the world from 1931-1973. Cost $41 million, $19 million UNDER budget. The monumental spire is hit by lightening ~500 times/year.
• Brooklyn bridge: The world's first steel-wire suspension bridge. One week after opening 12 pedestrians were trampled to death when the crowd panicked thinking the bridge was collapsing.
• Ellis island: Only 2% of the immigrants were sent back (usually for tuberculosis or other health reasons).
• The Flatiron Building: Built in 1902 it marked the beginning of the skyscraper era in NYC. Last year we came up from a subway station and wondered why everyone was taking pictures. We turned around to the jaw dropping view is this building. In New York City you must always look up.
• Times Square: Dropping the New Years ball since 1904
• The Plaza Hotel: Home of Eloise!
• Grand Central Station: "I hated that place as a kid. We went away to camp from there. Going away you couldn't find your counselors. Coming home you couldn't find your parents." From Helene Hanff's Apple of My Eye. Yes, it's ginormous!
• Empire State Building: Tallest skyscraper in the world from 1931-1973. Cost $41 million, $19 million UNDER budget. The monumental spire is hit by lightening ~500 times/year.
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December 24, 2015"Sleepless city on the Hudson
of eight million strong,
Where fortunes are made
and monuments are built.
An island of skyscrapers reaching for the starts.
A window cleaner's dream - or nightmare.
The apple in Eve's eye,
New York." - C.J.Z.
of eight million strong,
Where fortunes are made
and monuments are built.
An island of skyscrapers reaching for the starts.
A window cleaner's dream - or nightmare.
The apple in Eve's eye,
New York." - C.J.Z.
January 8, 2008
A history of the well-known, and not-so-well-known buildings of New York. Fast read, full of information.
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