Since the dawn of the 20th century The Big Apple has been home to the largest and most impressive buildings in the world.
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least 100 meters ...
Among them are the Chrysler Building, Rockefeller Center and the Empire State Building, iNew York City is the epicenter for architectural innovation. Today the city is home to skyscrapers and towers by world-renowned architects, many of which attract tourists from all around the globe.
Our coundown takes the tallest towers old and new, starting with the shortest, each of which soar over the people of New York offering breath-taking views across the concrete jungle.
5. 432 Park (1,396 feet tall)
4. One Vanderbilt (1,401 feet tall)
3. Steinway Tower (1,428 feet tall)
2. Steinway Tower (1,428 feet tall)
1. One World Trade Center/Freedom Tower (1,776 feet tall)
The Freedom Tower was designed by David Childs, and opened to the public in 2014, the entire building from base to tip is 546.2 meters, or 1,776 feet high, with numbers that deliberately make reference to the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
While the structure houses 104 floors of office space, it is the spire at the top which adds significant height to this skyscraper. Built to replace the former World Trade Center’s twin towers, the One World Trade Center is the tallest building in the Western hemisphere, and the seventh tallest building in the entire world. Visitors can climb up to the tower to the observation deck and experience panoramic views out across the city.