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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.
William Aiken Starrett Jr. (June 14, 1877 – March 25, 1932) was an American builder and architect, best known for his work overseeing the construction of New York City's Empire State Building. He was born on June 14, 1877, in Lawrence, Kansas.
During this period 44 skyscrapers over 492 feet (150 m) were built [31] —including the Singer Building, Met Life Tower, Woolworth Building, 40 Wall Street, the Chrysler Building, and the Empire State Building, each of which was the tallest in the world at the time of its completion, the last remaining so for forty years. [29]
The Empire State Building Run-Up is an annual race up the stairs to the 86th floor (1,576 steps). The building has 24/7 security. It is monitored with security technology, such as CCTV cameras ...
Mohawk ironworkers were integral to the shaping of New York City's skyline, contributing to the construction of bridges and high-rise buildings including the Chrysler Building, the Empire State Building, the George Washington Bridge, the Triborough Bridge, the Flatiron Building, the Waldorf-Astoria, the Henry Hudson Parkway, the RCA Building ...
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.
Lamb's notable projects include the Empire State Building, the Standard Oil Building, 521 Fifth Avenue, the Forbes Magazine Building, and the General Motors Building in New York City; the Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Building in Washington, D.C.; and academic buildings for the Connecticut College for Women, Williams College, Cornell University ...
An asteroid between 820 and 1,870 feet in diameter will cruise past us on Saturday, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.