Big, big, big building.
- The Empire State Building is a skyscraper with 103 floors, mainly consisting of offices.
- The Empire State Building is located in Manhattan, New York, United States.
- The Empire State Building is 443 meters (1453 feet) high, and was the first building to have over 100 floors.
- The Empire State Building was constructed from 1930-1931, and with the property, cost $41 million.
- The Empire State Building was named after New York’s nickname, the Empire State.
Empire State Building
Image courtesy of Matti Mattila/Flickr
- The Empire State Building is owned by 2800 people who have invested in the company, Empire State Building Associates L L C.
- The Empire State Building is currently under renovation worth $550 million to make the building more ecological and to restore and enhance some of its original features.
- The Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world for 40 years, from 1931 to 1972.
- Over thirty people have committed suicide by jumping off the Empire State Building.
- In 1945, an aeroplane crashed into the Empire State Building, due to foggy conditions, killing 14 people.
Bibliography:
Empire State Building 9 March 2013, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_State_Building>
