Empire State Building

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

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EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

HISTORICAL ASPECTS

The Empire State Building was built from 1930 to 1931 by the architects Shreve, Lamb & Harmon. It was the the world's tallets building until the first tower of the World Trace Center was topped out in 1970. After the atacks on the 11th of September 2001, the Empire State Building was New York City's tallest building until it was surprassed in 2012 by One World Trace Center.

HOW MANY METERS DOES AND HOW MANY FLOORS HAS IT?

The Empire State Building has a roof height of 1,250 feet (280m) and stands a total of 1,454 feet (443.2m) tall, including its antenna. It has 102nd floors. From the first through 85th floors are used for commercial and office space, while the 86th floor contains an observatory. The remaining 16th floors are part of the spire, which is capped by an observatory on the 102nd floor, where you have great views.

WHERE IS LOCATED AND INTERESTING FACTS?

Some interesting facts that you have to know are that at the top of it, there is a searchlight that they light up when something it's important like the elections day, a final match, an event, etc. There are 73 elevators in all, including service elevators. The elevators speed is limited to 213 m/min.

The Empire State Building is located in Midtown South on the west side of Fifth Avenue between west 33rd and 34th Streets.

HOW MANY TOURISTS VISIT EACH YEAR?

More than 4 million people vist the Empire State Building. Some additional information about the Empire State Building is that is open from 10am to 12pm. The last entry is at 11.15pm. The best time to visit is during the sunset and the ticket by person is 47$. The duration of the visit is 45minutes.