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The Empire State Building is a 102-story [c] Art Deco skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The building was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and built from 1930 to 1931. Its name is derived from "Empire State", the nickname of the state of New York.
The following 40 pages use this file: Early skyscrapers; Empire State Building; History of Manhattan; History of New York (state) History of New York City (1898–1945)
1 May 1931: Made from material: steel, limestone, brick and cement: Height: 453 metre: Area: 2248355 square foot: Part of: Seven Wonders of the Modern World: Significant event: groundbreaking ceremony (22 January 1930), construction (17 March 1930 and 11 April 1931), opening ceremony (1 May 1931) and aviation accident (28 July 1945) Owned by ...
Read CNN Fast Facts about the Empire State Building in New York. ... Took only one year and 45 days to build, or more than seven million man-hours. ... 1930 -Construction begins with 3,000 workers ...
The Empire State Building, Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon's best known work. Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon, founded as Shreve & Lamb, was an architectural firm best known for designing the Empire State Building, the tallest building in the world at the time of its completion in 1931.
The Empire State Building was bathed in a rainbow of colors earlier this month. The tower lights were tie-dye hued on Aug. 1 in honor of the late Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia’s birthday.
1931 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1931st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 931st year of the 2nd millennium, the 31st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1930s decade.
May 1: Empire State Building completed. May 1 – Construction of the Empire State Building is completed in New York City. May 7 – "Siege of West 91st Street": 18-year-old serial murderer Francis "Two Gun" Crowley surrenders after a 2-hour gun battle with New York City Police Department witnessed by 15,000 bystanders.