Flatiron Building

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historic building landmark office building skyscraper steel-framed building

The Flatiron Building is a famous triangular early skyscraper in Manhattan, renowned as an iconic symbol of New York City’s architectural history.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic building → landmark → office building → skyscraper → steel-framed building →
addedTo	National Register of Historic Places →
alsoKnownAs	Fuller Building →
architect	Daniel Burnham →
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts → Chicago School →
borough	Manhattan →
cityLandmarkStatus	New York City Landmark →
completionDate	1902 →
constructionStartDate	1900 →
country	United States →
culturalSignificance	iconic symbol of New York City →
developer	Fuller Company →
façadeColor	light-colored stone →
façadeFeature	ornate terra-cotta detailing →
featuredIn	numerous films and photographs →
floorCount	22 →
function	commercial offices →
height	approximately 285 feet → approximately 87 meters →
locatedAtIntersectionOf	Broadway → East 22nd Street → East 23rd Street → Fifth Avenue →
locatedIn	Manhattan → New York City → New York State → United States →
material	limestone → steel → terra cotta →
namedAfter	Flatiron District →
namedFor	its resemblance to a cast-iron clothes iron →
near	Madison Square Park →
neighborhood	Flatiron District →
NRHPListingDate	1979 →
NYCLandmarkDesignationDate	1966 →
openingDate	1902 →
owner	GFP Real Estate → Newmark → Sorgente Group →
refnum	79001603 →
roofType	flat roof →
shape	triangular →
streetAddress	175 Fifth Avenue →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Daniel Burnham → Daniel Burnham ("Fuller Building (Flatiron Building) in New York City") →	architectOf
Daniel Burnham →	designedBuilding
Manhattan skyline →	featuresLandmark
Flatiron District →	hasLandmark
New York City Landmark →	hasNotableExample
Flatiron District →	knownFor
Flatiron District →	namedAfter