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Empire State
The Empire State Building is a Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was
designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and completed in 1931. The building has a roof height of
380 m and stands a total of 443.2 m tall, including its antenna. Its name is derived from "Empire
State", the nickname of New York, which is of unknown origin. The Empire State Building stood as
the world's tallest building for nearly 40 years until the completion of the World Trade Center's North
Tower in Lower Manhattan in late-1970.

2.White House
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It has
been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. In 1814, during the War of
1812, the mansion was set ablaze by the British Army in the Burning of Washington, destroying the
interior and charring much of the exterior. Reconstruction began almost immediately, and
President James Monroe moved into the partially reconstructed Executive Residence in October
1817..

3.Capitolul
The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol Building, is the home of the United States
Congress and the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. It is located
on Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The original building was
completed in 1800.

4.One world trade center


One World Trade Center (also known as One WTC or Freedom Tower is the main building of the
rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. One WTC is the tallest
building in the United States, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, and the seventh-tallest
in the world. The supertall structure has the same name as the North Tower of the original World
Trade Center, which was destroyed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
The building's architect is David Childs, whose firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill also designed
the Burj Khalifa and the Willis Towe

5.Space needle
The Space Needle is an observation tower in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is a city
landmark and is considered an icon of Seattle. It was built in the Seattle Center for the 1962 World's
Fair, which drew over 2.3 million visitors. Nearly 20,000 people a day used its elevators during the
event.
Once the tallest structure west of the Mississippi River,[7 it is 184 m high, 42 m)wide, and weighs
8,660 tonnes. It is built to withstand winds of up to 200 mph (320 km/h) and earthquakes of up to 9.0
magnitude,[8 as strong as the 1700 Cascadia earthquake. The Space Needle has an observation
deck at 160 m and the rotating (currently closed) SkyCity restaurant at 150 m.] The downtown
Seattle skyline, as well as the Olympic and Cascade Mountains, Mount Rainier, Mount Baker, Elliott
Bay and surrounding islands can be viewed from the top of the Needle.
5.Flatiron
The distinctive triangular shape of the Flatiron Building, designed by Chicago architect Daniel
Burnham and built in 1902, allowed it to fill the wedge -shaped property located at the
intersection of Fifth Avenue and Broadway .

6.Chrysler
The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco–style skyscraper located in the Turtle Bay neighborhood on
the East Side of Manhattan, New York City, near Midtown Manhattan, at the intersection of 42nd
Street and Lexington Avenue.At 318.9 m, the structure was the world's tallest building for 11 months
before it was surpassed by the Empire State Building in 1931. It is the tallest brick building in the
world with a steel framework. As of 2018, the Chrysler is the eighth-tallest building in the city, tied
with The New York Times Building

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