architecture

EAST COAST CITIES : BROWNSTONES

architecture, house-types

By McGovern

The term "brownstone" is used to refer to a particular stone, but in the United States, also to refer to a terraced house ( / rowhouse) clad in this material (Fr.: maison de grès) Some Manhattan neighbourhoods retain many brownstones. New York City brownstones...

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CHICAGO'S SEARS TOWER

architecture, notable buildings

By McGovern

At the time Chicago's Sears tower was constructed in 1974, it was the world's tallest building, a title it lost when the Petronas twin towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, were constructed (1997). [Note: The height of the antennas on the Petronas towers...

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