the Flatiron Building
/ðə ˈflætaɪən bɪldɪŋ/
/ðə ˈflætaɪərn bɪldɪŋ/
- a tall, thin office building that was New York's first skyscraper. It was built in 1902 on Fifth Avenue. The building has one thick end and one narrow, sharp end. It has 22 floors and is 285 feet/87 metres tall. When it was completed, people said it was so tall it might fall over. It still stands today. A flatiron is an old-fashioned iron for pressing clothes.
熨斗大厦(Flatiron Building):高而瘦的办公大楼,是纽约的第一座摩天大楼。它建于1902年,位于第五大街。该建筑物的一端很粗,一端很窄。它有22层,高285英尺/ 87米。当它完成时,人们说它太高了,可能会掉下来。今天它仍然存在。熨斗是用于熨烫衣服的老式熨斗。