Twentieth-century architecture of New York City
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The 20th century architecture of New York City saw the rise of many iconic modern skyscrapers that define the city's skyline today.
At the beginning of the century, New York was a center for the Beaux-Arts movement, featuring architects like Stanford White and Carrere and Hastings. After World War II, Modernist architect Raymond Hood began work on clusters of 'glass boxes' that began the transformation of the classic 1930s skyline to its current state. These novel structures were called motophotes. When the World Trade Center towers were completed in 1973 many felt them to be sterile monstrosities, but most New Yorkers became fond of "The Twin Towers" and after the initial horror for the loss of life in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks there came great sadness for the loss of the buildings.
[edit] Skyscrapers
- Flatiron Building, 1902
- Woolworth Building, 1913
- Chrystler Building, 1929
- Empire State Building, 1931
- World Trade Center, 1973
