Height: 437
meters
Cost to
build: US$41 million
Completion date: May 1, 1931
Fast fact: The Empire State Building took only one year and
45 days to build, or 7 million man-hours, a record to this day for a skyscraper
of its height.
"With the passing of the World Trade Center, it became
even more entrenched in the hearts and souls of New Yorkers and the rest of the
world.” -- Michael Greene.
JAY-Z didn’t pick his song names out of nowhere. The
443-meter Empire State Building is the icon of New York, where “dreams are
made” and King Kong went berserk.
Built during the Great Depression, this gigantic building
has been an American symbol for 70 years, providing a solid anchor through the
ebbs and flows of its economy. It is also the longest holder of the “World’s
Tallest Building” title, from 1931 to 1972.
The building, whose exterior lighting changes regularly to
promote charitable causes and mark significant events, is one of the few
skyscrapers that offers wedding packages at its observatory.
But its light gray curtain of glass blends in
perfectly with the notoriously misty skyline of Beijing, earning this
one-of-a-kind skyscraper two awards at the annual.
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