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In 2007, The World Trade Center was ranked #19 on the AIA 150 America's Favorite Architecture list. The Brooklyn Bridge was ranked #20.
The Brooklyn Bridge (originally the New York and Brooklyn Bridge) stretches 5,989 feet (1825 m) over the East River (main span of 1,595 feet 6 inches) connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn. On completion, it was the largest suspension bridge in the world--fifty percent longer than any previously built, and the first steel-wire suspension bridge. For several years, the towers were also the tallest structures in the Western Hemipshere.
Designed by an engineering firm owned by John Augustus Roebling, the bridge...
I don't remember who this {kitten} is... I love getting shots of yawning {cats}. All the shiny, sharp teeth remind me of their carnivorous, wild heritage. I volunteer at the BARC {Animal shelter} in {Williamsburg}, {Brooklyn}. It's a great place...