This New York litrato contains
business district, downtown, and napakataas na gusali.
There might also be
brownstone, hilera bahay, town house, and pagdalisayan ng petrolyo.
Why do so many of New York's older skyscrapers have a similar design? The answer can be traced back to a monumental 1916 zoning law, which established "setback" requirements for buildings above a certain height.