Daily News Building

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/daily-news-building

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Daily News Building built?1930
2. How tall is Daily News Building?476 feet (145 m)
3. What is the location?220 East 42nd Street, East Midtown, Manhattan, New York City, United States
4. What is the original architects?Raymond Hood and John Mead Howells
5. Why does the building have a spinning globe?The spinning globe in the lobby shows how the newspaper shared news with people all over the world.
6. When was the building finished?The building was finished in 1930, when it became a new landmark on 42nd Street.

Skyscraper: A very tall, multi-story building, typically found in urban centers, characterized by its verticality and advanced engineering.
Art Deco: A highly influential visual arts design style that emerged in France and flourished internationally in the 1920s and 1930s, characterized by rich ornamentation, geometric patterns, and a sense of modernity.
Rotunda: A large, circular room or space, often covered by a dome, frequently used in public buildings for grand entrances or assembly areas.
Setback: In architecture, a step-like recession in the wall of a building, typically required by zoning laws to allow light and air to reach the street.