The Empire State Building is an 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 building has a roof height of 1,250 feet (380 m) and stands a total of 1,454 feet (443.2 m) tall, including its antenna. The Empire State Building was the world's tallest building until the first tower of the World Trade Center was topped out in 1970; following the September 11 attacks in 2001, the Empire State Building was New York City's tallest building until it was surpassed in 2012 by One World Trade Center. As of 2022, the building is the seventh-tallest in New York City, the ninth-tallest completed skyscraper in the United States, and the 54th-tallest in the world.
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00:00The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood
00:12of Manhattan in New York City.
00:15The building was designed by Shreve, Lamb and Harmon and built from 1930 to 1931.
00:21Its name is derived from Empire State, the nickname of the state of New York.
00:25The building has a roof height of 1,250 feet and stands a total of 1,454 feet tall, including
00:31its antenna.
00:33The Empire State Building was the world's tallest building until the first tower of
00:37the World Trade Center was topped out in 1970, following the September 11 attacks in 2001.
00:43The Empire State Building was New York City's tallest building until it was surpassed in
00:472012 by One World Trade Center.
00:50As of 2022, the building is the seventh tallest building in New York City.
00:55The ninth tallest completed skyscraper in the United States, and the 54th tallest in
00:59the world.
01:00The site of the Empire State Building, on the west side of Fifth Avenue between West
01:0533rd and 34th Streets, was developed in 1893 as the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
01:10In 1929, Empire State Inc. acquired the site and devised plans for a skyscraper there.
01:16The design for the Empire State Building was changed 15 times until it was ensured to be
01:21the world's tallest building.
01:23Construction started on March 17, 1930, and the building opened 13 1⁄2 months afterward
01:28on May 1, 1931.
01:30Despite favorable publicity related to the building's construction, because of the Great
01:35Depression and World War II, its owners did not make a profit until the early 1950s.
01:40The building's Art Deco architecture, height, and observation decks have made it a popular
01:45attraction.
01:46Around 4 million tourists from around the world annually visit the building's 86th and
01:50102nd floor observatories.
01:54An additional indoor observatory on the 80th floor opened in 2019.
01:58The Empire State Building is an international cultural icon.
02:01It has been featured in more than 250 television series and films since the film King Kong
02:06was released in 1933.
02:08The building's size has become the global standard of reference to describe the height
02:12and length of other structures.
02:14A symbol of New York City, the building has been named as one of the Seven Wonders of
02:18the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
02:22It was ranked first on the American Institute of Architects' list of America's Favorite
02:26Architecture in 2007.
02:28Additionally, the Empire State Building and its ground-floor interior were designated
02:33City Landmarks by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1980, and were
02:38added to the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark in
02:431986.
02:44The Empire State Building was designed by Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon in the Art Deco style.
02:50The Empire State Building is 1,250 feet tall to its 102nd floor, or 1,453 feet including
02:57its 203-foot pinnacle.
02:59It was the first building in the world to be more than 100 stories tall.
03:03Though only the lowest 86 stories are usable, the first through 85th floors contain 2.158
03:09million square feet of commercial and office space, while the 86th floor contains an observatory.
03:15The remaining 16 stories are part of the spire, which is capped by an observatory on
03:19the 102nd floor.
03:21The spire does not contain any intermediate levels and is used mostly for mechanical purposes.
03:26Atop the 102nd story is the 203-feet pinnacle, much of which is covered by broadcast antennas
03:32and surmounted with a lightning rod.
03:34The Empire State Building has a symmetrical massing because of its large lot and relatively
03:38short base.
03:40Its articulation consists of three horizontal sections, a base, shaft, and capital, similar
03:46to the components of a column.
03:48The five-story base occupies the entire lot, while the 81-story shaft above it is set back
03:53sharply from the base.
03:55The setback above the fifth story is 60 feet deep on all sides.
03:59That is all.
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