The Empire State Building along with the Staue of Liberty are two of the most popular and incredible landmarks of the New York CIty (NYC).
In case you are curious about the Empire State Building, we are about to find out more trivia about it.
- The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper.
- It is located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.
- It was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon.
- It was built from 1930 to 1931.
- Its name is derived from “Empire State”, the nickname of the state of New York.
- The building has a roof height of 1,250 feet (380 m) and stands a total of 1,454 feet (443.2 m) tall, including its antenna.
- The Empire State Building stood as the world’s tallest building until the construction of the World Trade Center in 1970.
- Following its collapse in 2001, the Empire State Building was again the city’s tallest skyscraper until 2012.
- As of 2020, the building is the seventh-tallest building in New York City.
- It is also the ninth-tallest completed skyscraper in the United States.
- It holds the position of the 48th-tallest in the world.
- In addition is the fifth-tallest freestanding structure in the Americas.
- The site of the Empire State Building, in Midtown South on the west side of Fifth Avenue between West 33rd and 34th Streets, was developed in 1893 as the Waldorf–Astoria Hotel.
- In 1929, Empire State Inc. acquired the site and devised plans for a skyscraper there.
- The design for the Empire State Building was changed fifteen times until it was ensured to be the world’s tallest building.
- Construction started on March 17, 1930.
- The building opened thirteen and a half months afterward.
- It was on 1st of May, 1931.
- There was much publicity related to the building’s construction, because of the Great Depression and World War II.
- Despite that its owners did not make a profit until the early 1950s.
- The building’s Art Deco architecture, height, and observation decks have made it a popular attraction.
- Around 4 million tourists from around the world annually visit the building’s 86th and 102nd floor observatories.
- An additional indoor observatory on the 80th floor opened in 2019.
- The Empire State Building is an American cultural icon.
- It has been featured in more than 250 TV shows and movies since the film King Kong was released in 1933.
- The building’s size has also become a global standard of reference for the height and length of other structures.
- It is a symbol of New York City.
- The building has been named as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
- It was ranked first on the American Institute of Architects’ List of America’s Favorite Architecture in 2007.
- Additionally, the Empire State Building and its ground-floor interior were designated city landmarks by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1980.
- Also, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark in 1986.
- From the observation decks, visitors can see as far as 80 miles away into New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts on a clear day.
- The distinctive binocular viewers available around the building were made by Tower Optical company.
- The tower lights are turned off on foggy nights during the spring and autumn bird migration seasons, so the lights will not confuse birds and cause them to fly into the building.
- Every year on Valentine’s Day, couples who marry on the 80th floor become members of the Empire State Building Wedding Club. And yes, this Wedding Club is a thing.
- They receive free admission to the observatory each year on February 14 (their anniversary) thereafter.
- Over thirty people have jumped to their deaths from the Empire State Building.
- There are eight high-speed escalators in the concourse and second floor areas.
- Its upper tower was originally designed as a mooring mast for airships.
- B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in 1945.
