Manhattan New York night by Matthijs Snellink

About "Manhattan New York night"

by Matthijs Snellink

About the artwork

Manhattan, New York City, at night, as seen from the Empire State Building, The red glow at the bottom comes from the lighting of the Empire State Building combined with high humidity. At the top of the photo on the horizon you can see the low hanging clouds slowly moving over the city.

The photo is beautiful in miniature but is best shown in large format to get a good view of the immense city with its many details.

The photo was taken by leaning a camera with a wide-angle lens over the edge of the building allowing a long shutter speed with a low ISO (noise)

The Empire State Building is a 381-meter-high skyscraper in New York City. In 2016, it was the third tallest building in the city and ranked fifth on the list of tallest buildings in the United States. The name of the building, which stands at the intersection of West 34th Street and Fifth Avenue, comes from New York State's nickname: The Empire State. The building was the tallest in the world from 1931 until the construction of the North Tower of the World Trade Center in 1971.

Due to the destruction of the World Trade Center as a result of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the Empire State Building was again the tallest building in New York. It remained so until April 30, 2012, when the One World Trade Center, still under construction, took over this position. Meanwhile, the designation of "tallest building in the world" had fallen several times to yet another record breaker, with the current frontrunner being the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

By the American Society of Civil Engineers, the skyscraper was declared one of the seven modern wonders of the world. On May 18, 1981, it was declared a landmark by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on Nov. 17, 1982, and was added to the list of National Historic Landmarks on June 24, 1986.