Terra Cotta

I live an hour north of New York City so I have visited there numerous times. I never realized how much really is made of terra cotta like the reading claims. I supposed a part of that is because when most people think about the architecture of NYC, they think about the new skyscrapers and the metal and lights. They buildings for teneants (which i would assume are the ones to have terra cotta) are overlooked as buildings in the city. They are a lot of people living in the Manhattan and the surrounding burrows, yet that is not the primary thought of architecture to a tourist. However, I am still not comfortable calling it the "terra cotta jungle."
Terra Cotta dos seem to make sense for NYC though. The fact that it is "unaffected by acid rain and pollution" is extremely helpful in industiralized cities. Also, terra cotta is able to look like many different materials. It has a distinct diversity, similar to the many diverse people and cultures in New York City. On a more random note, it is interesting that the author chose NYC when she writes in European English. (color vs colour).