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Skyscraper Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The Skyscraper Museum is dedicated to the tallest buildings in the world, most of which are in New York City, the museum's home. Learn about both how and why skyscrapers reach greater and greater heights.
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Columbia University

Columbia Univeristy: Architecture of New York City: Birth of the Skyscraper

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about how and why skyscrapers were first built, and why they became a major symbol of New York City. This highly interactive site includes video lectures on the development and importance of skyscrapers, a timeline of commercial...
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Boston College

Digital Archive of Amer. Architecture: Tallest Buildings

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a chart of the tallest buildings from the 19th century to the present. Offers links to each of the buildings that include pictures of them.
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Curated OER

A View on Cities: New York: Woolworth Building

For Students 9th - 10th
Woolworth building (New York)
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Featured Image: Woolworth Building

For Students 9th - 10th
View of Woolworth Building and surrounding buildings, New York City.