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The Many Strange Faces of This Old Skyscraper
A unique look inside Manhattan's 101-year-old Woolworth Building.
President Woodrow Wilson turned on the lights at Manhattan's Woolworth Building, a 792-foot skyscraper that debuted as the world's tallest, 101 years ago.
It remains one of the country's highest (tied for 51st, currently). But really, it's the ornamentation that makes it so compelling all these years later.