The Empire State Building is by far the oldest of New York City's top five tallest structures. The building's construction began in 1930 and was finished in 1931 after an astonishing 13 months (410 days). The Empire State Building is also the largest structure inside the Statue of Liberty visitor center, where it takes up about three-quarters of the space. It is surpassed in size only by its own antenna, which is about 40 feet high.
The Empire State Building is owned by a corporation that also owns the Trump Tower, which is two blocks away. The two buildings are not connected by footbridge or tunnel but instead use the same elevators for passengers.
You may have seen photos of the Empire State Building before it was renovated. Before then, it looked something like this: dark and gloomy with only 9 stories instead of the current 11. The building was considered one of the most energy-efficient in the world back then. But now that it is being renovated, it will be light-filled and green all over. The architects plan to make the building more sustainable by using 30% less electricity during peak hours and allowing the heat from computer servers to be used as heating and cooling throughout the building.
New York has been called the capital of America's east coast, and certainly it is the leading city in commerce, finance, and entertainment.
The Empire State Building is a New York City landmark and an Art Deco masterpiece. The Empire State Structure is a 102-story steel-framed skyscraper in New York City that was built in 1931 and held the Guinness record for tallest building until 1971. Its height is 1,454 feet (442 m) including antennae.
Its shape resembles an inverted "U" with each side of the "U" ending in a point. The main structure is made of glass, steel, and aluminum with over 8,000 windows and doors. The building's crown is decorated with twenty-four bronze statues representing the states of New York. They are by various artists and were created from 1938 to 1940.
The building is owned and managed by the New York State Office of General Services. It was designed by William Van Alen and was originally called the New York World's Fair Tower because it was planned as part of the World's Fair theme park. After the world's fair ended, it became known as the Empire State Building because it was believed to be able to withstand an empire state budget.
It has been called America's Tallest Hotel and America's Most Famous Work of Architecture. The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1976.
Its popularity makes it difficult to visit some areas of the building.
Totally timeless. The Empire State Building, was opened in 1931 on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue, is located in the center of New York City. The Empire State Structure was the first building in the world to have more than 100 storeys, and its steel frame was considered a technological wonder. It was a testimony to the might of American industry. The original cost of construction was estimated at $7 million (1931 dollars), but because of high rents and the popularity of this new type of building, the total cost was eventually determined to be nearly $50 million.
Some people think that the Empire State Building is not a real skyscraper because it has only 97 floors instead of 98 or 99. But it's really 97 floors plus the top floor which is called the "100th Floor Observatory". The 100th floor has special exhibition rooms where you can see photos and drawings of the building over time as well as a large model of the city with all of its bridges and tunnels displayed inside the room.
Did you know that there are actually no full floors below the 100th floor? The bottom eight floors are called the "Executive Level", and they're set aside for offices. There's also a small shopping mall on this level with several restaurants and a movie theater.
The next layer out from the ground is made up of parking levels. There are five of these layers, and each one contains about 400 parking spots.
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