Tower of Pisa

Tower of Pisa stands at 60 metres and until 1990 was leaning at about a 10 degree angle.

Although it was designed to be perfectly vertical, it started to lean during construction. Tower of Pisa is one of the most remarkable architectural structures from medieval Europe. In 1964 on Feb 27, the government of Italy ask for help to keep the Leaning tower of Pisa from toppling over. In 2008, it was estimated that the tower would be stable for another 200 years.

James Watson House

James Watson House at 7 State Street, Manhattan, New York City, USA, was built in 1793. It is located at the southern tip of Manhattan Island, across from Battery Park. James B. Watson was wealthy merchant and also the first speaker in the new York state Assembly. The house was built in 1793 and once belonged to the home of the first American-born saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, and is now a Roman catholic church and shrine dedicated in her honor.

Atlas in Rockefeller Plaza

The Rockefeller Center bet W50 and W51. West 48^th to 51^st Streets between 5^th and 6^th Avenues  now has 21 buildingsThe International Building, and its southerly frontage on 630 Fifth Avenue in New York City became known as the Palazzo d’Italia which displays the atlas, a bronze 45-foot-tall statue, created in 1937 by Lee Lawrie and Rene Paul Chambellan. Rockefeller Plaza became a national historic landmark in 1987.

Super Storm Sandy floods Brooklyn battery Tunnel

The Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel connects the borough of Brooklyn on Long island to Manhattan, and was officially named after former New York Governor Hugh Carey in December 2010. The tunnel opened to traffic on May 25, 1950 after nearly ten years of construction which was started on October 28, 1940 by the New York City Tunnel Authority. The massive storm Sandy on Tuesday October 30 2012 hit New York City (the worst storm in over 180 years in New York City) and many parts of the eastern United States with epic flooding and extensive power outages.

*photocredit:http://gothamist.com/2012/10/30/heres_the_brooklyn-battery_tunnel_f.php#photo-1

George Washington Bridge

The George Washington bridge, twice as long as the Brooklyn bridge, is a suspension bridge connecting Manhattan to New Jersey. The bridge, initially named the "Hudson River Bridge," opened to traffic on October 25 1931.  The bridge is named in honor of George Washington, the first President of the United States. It held the record of 3,500 feet high until the Golden gate bridge opened at 4,760 ft.

Team Work

Every man is alert at every minute to do his part... 

{Men at work equals team work} (photo credit-from the book of Lewis Hine)

Skyboy

"One of the first men to swing out a quarter of a mile above New York city, helping to build a skyscraper" (photo credit-from the book of Lewis Hine)