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building in Manhattan.

Designed by Daniel Burnham, an American architect and urban designer, it

was originally owned by the Fuller Company, a major construction firm, and

served for many years as the company’s headquarters. Today, it mainly

houses publishing businesses, as well as a few shops on the ground floor.

It was, unsurprisingly, called the Fuller Building when it opened in 1902.

5.1. _____ Instead, the first steel-framed skyscraper in the city became

known as the Flatiron. Although the building does resemble an old-fashioned clothes iron, it

is often said that the name was actually inspired by the triangular piece of land on which the

building was constructed, already called the Flatiron.

Daniel Burnham made the most of the available space. 5.2. _____ Investors were not

discouraged though, and the construction of the building was completed on schedule.

At 22 stories and 307 feet, the Flatiron was never the city’s tallest building, but always one of

its most dramatic-looking.

At the beginning of the 20th century considerable efforts were being made to modernize New

York City’s business districts. 5.3. _____ Whereas many of the nearby structures featured

high towers emerging from heavy, block-like bases, Burnham’s skyscraper rose directly up

from street level, making a striking contrast against the lower buildings nearby. Apart from its

shape, the thinness of the Flatiron also drew attention. 5.4. _____ These concerns were

raised by experts who believed, wrongly as it turned out, that the combination of the

building’s distinctive features and height would make it prone to collapse.

Also, newspaper report authors complained about the potentially dangerous wind tunnel

effect created by the building. A striking visual reference to this phenomenon can be found at

the subway station near the Flatiron. 5.5. _____ They are at varying distances from the

ground, reflecting the different heights of the individuals who would have had them on their

heads decades ago. Thus today’s passengers are warned to prepare for the gusts of wind

that will hit them once they emerge onto the street.

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A. And the Flatiron’s innovative design certainly suited that trend as the building, shaped like

a perfect right triangle, was revolutionary in its own way.

B. Moreover, its popularity with photographers and artists has made it an enduring symbol of

New York for more than a century.

C. His distinctive skyscraper filled this difficult building plot completely, but its design caused

a lot of controversy.

D. These two characteristics of the building initially led to widespread doubts about its

structural stability.

E. Over a hundred mosaic hats decorate the walls inside, as a tribute to the people walking

by the Flatiron in the past, whose hats would have been at risk of being blown away.

F. Yet the name never stuck, and neither did another one – Burnham’s Folly, which reflected

the public’s negative attitude to Burnham’s design.

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