Tower 49

skyscraper in New York City
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Summary

Tower 49 is a skyscraper[1]. It draws 41 Wikipedia views per month (skyscraper category, ranking #266 of 1,933).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tower 49 is located in Manhattan[3].
  • Tower 49 is in the country of United States[4].
  • Tower 49's instance of is recorded as skyscraper[5].
  • Tower 49's architect is recorded as Skidmore, Owings & Merrill[6].
  • Tower 49's architectural style is recorded as modern architecture[7].
  • Tower 49's Commons category is recorded as Tower 49[8].
  • 1985 marks the founding of Tower 49[9].
  • Tower 49's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 40.757222222222, 'longitude': -73.976944444444}[10].
  • Tower 49's official website is recorded as http://tower49gallery.com/[11].
  • Tower 49's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+45'}[12].
  • Tower 49's date of official opening is recorded as 1985[13].
  • Tower 49's height is recorded as {'amount': '+187'}[14].
  • Tower 49's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Architourist Guide[15].
  • Tower 49's street address is recorded as 12 East 49th Street, New York City, NY, United States[16].

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Geography

Tower 49 is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Manhattan[3].

Designation and Status

Tower 49's instance of is recorded as skyscraper[5].

History and Context

1985 marks the founding of Tower 49[9].

Why It Matters

Tower 49 draws 41 Wikipedia views per month (skyscraper category, ranking #266 of 1,933).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 266010399
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Openstreetmap way id: 266010399, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/266010399 in United States"
  2. 24w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Floors above ground → {'amount': '+45'}
    Architect → Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
    Inception → —
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Building", "Tower49::459fc"]
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Building", "Tower49::459fc"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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