Lexington Avenue

The Lexington Avenue in the borough of Manhattan in New York City is one of the most famous streets of the city. It extends to a length of about 8,900 m through Manhattan. She is bordered on the north by 130th Street in Harlem and the south by 21st Street at Gramercy Park. South of Gramercy Park covers the road as Irving Place from 20th Street to East 14th Street. West of Lexington Avenue runs Park Avenue, east of Third Avenue.

The road was built in the 1830s and got its name after a successful battle in 1775.

Important buildings

North of 30st Street located on Lexington Avenue numerous hotels and office buildings. These include, inter alia, the Chrysler Building, one of the landmarks of the city, the skyscraper Citigroup Center in 1977 and the skyscraper General Electric Building (originally the RCA Building ). Again is in the style of Art Deco from 1929 to 1931, the 599 Lexington Avenue, which in the list of tallest buildings occupied by 199 m square 56 in New York.