In new York you can't be a Museum of skyscrapers! Of course, it is and, of course, is in Manhattan – one of the most vertical cities around the world.

The Museum was founded only person – enthusiastic, Professor of history of architecture Carol Willis. At first glance, the Museum looks a bit strange: he talks about the huge verticals, but is small and horizontal room on the first floor. Previously, he was in the vicinity of the twin towers, and immediately after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 it had requisitioned for the center for emergency information. Museum huddled in temporary quarters, and later moved to new near battery Park. Carol Willis helped a lot: the room almost gave, the design Museum has developed a free, materials for repair found at reasonable prices.

Hall with an area of five hundred square meters decorated and designed by Roger Duffy so that the visitor does not perceive it horizontal. Floors made of stainless steel and mirrored ceilings repeatedly reflect showcases full height walls. A well-designed game of reflections creates the right impression of verticality.

However, the Museum – on the fan. The Amateur will find here a lot of pictures that tell about the evolution of the new York skyline, maps, drawings, blueprints, video. Here is what to look for and read. However, for those who are boring to read (or for children) lesson too, there. The Museum displays several models of skyscrapers, but the main thing – a wooden model of the Lower and Central Manhattan. This unique work carried out and presented to the Museum a software engineer from Arizona Michael Cesky. More than 2 thousands of hours he spent on it, a knife and a nail file to cut from balsa wood model homes are so tiny that ten blocks can fit on the palm. To consider them – a pleasure. Surprisingly, the first Cesky saw NY real, when in 2009 they brought their views with skyscraper Museum.