The Empire State Building is one of the most famous and most popular landmarks in New York City. The city is full of iconic buildings, art institutions and elements of popular culture. When the building was constructed it surpassed the Chrysler Building as the tallest building in the world. It is located at the intersection of 5th Avenue and West 34th Street in Manhattan. Tourists staying in a boutique hotel in New York are often provided with an great view of this incredible building.
The name of the building was based on a nickname for the city in which it exits. After it took over the status as the world’s tallest building, the art deco sky scrapper maintained this status until 1972 when the construction of the World Trade Center’s North Tower was completed. Unfortunately, the destruction of the World Trade Center in 2001 once again placed The Empire State Building at the top of the list, though only for New York State. Other buildings in the world had been constructed that surpassed its height by this point. It is the second tallest sky scrapper in the Americas, being surpassed only by the Willis Tower in Chicago.
The building itself and its street floor interior are listed as official landmarks of New York City and it has been registered as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. In 1986 it was designated as a National Historic Landmark. Thousands of tourists ride its elevators every year to ascend this great building and arrive at its top viewing level. There are scenic viewing machines on this level that provide close up images of the cityscape and various other buildings. While this building is never empty today, when it opened, the timing coincided with the beginning of the great depression and many of its office spaces remained un-rented for a long period of time.
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