Still standing🗼 Tower & skyscraperModern era
Empire State Building
The skyscraper represents the technological ambitions and economic contrasts of the interwar period. Its role in films and popular culture made it one of the world’s best-known city landmarks.
Photo: Sam Valadi · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Facts
- Place
- New York, United States
- Civilisation / patron
- American urban development in the interwar period
- Built
- 1930 – 1931
- Status
- Still standing
- Height
- 443.2 m
- Seven Wonders of the Modern World (ASCE)
History
The Empire State Building was erected rapidly in Manhattan with a steel frame and a stepped Art Deco façade. Construction coincided with the early years of the Great Depression, leaving much of the office space initially vacant. The roof is 381 metres high, and a later antenna brings the total height to about 443 metres. The building remains in use and has undergone major renovations, including measures to reduce energy consumption.
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Sources: Wikipedia — Empire State Building