Empire state building

Hello my name is Philippine Crepon. In this note you will find all the things you have to know to be an expert of the Empire State Building:

With its architecture and its design the Empire State Building is one of the most impressive skyscrapers in the world. Even if now some buildings are higher, the view from the 102nd floor is always as incredible as it was in 1931.

The construction started in January 1930 and its inauguration took place on the 1st of May 1931

Originally the Empire State Building was created because John Raskob wanted to build a tower higher than the Chrysler building. So it had to be the highest tower of Manhattan. The plan was created in less than two weeks. It is 381 meters  high and with its antenna it is 60 meters higher. It was the highest building in New York City between its construction in 1931 and the inauguration of the Twins Towers in 1973. But it was the highest building of the world until 1967. To build the Empire State Building  $40 948 900 were spent.

After the opening there wasn’t a lot of people because it came out at the time of the « Great Depression ». Since he wasn’t making enough money to cover his original spent, John Raskob had to sell it in 1950.

Some numbers : The inside area is 208 879m2, 102 floors, 1 underground and 73 lifts.

When you are on the 86 floor you are above everything and in the middle of everything. This is the most popular observatory in the world. From the top you can see all of New York City, like Central Park, Hudson River, East river, Time Square, the Brooklyn Bridge and the Statue of Liberty. Sixteen floors above the 86e floor there is the 102e floor of the Empire State Building, where you can enjoy the complete view of Central Park. And when the weather is sunny you will see buildings 130 km around. So do not forgot to take pictures.

  view from the 86th floor

view from the 102nd floor

There are a lot of movies where you can see the Empire State Building: "Gossip Girl", "How I Met Your Mother", "Friends" etc. But the most famous is King Kong which was created in 1933. In this movie King Kong climbed the building.

If you read all of this you can visit the Empire State Building. So what are you waiting for ? ;-)

Sources :

Wikipedia français- https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_State_Building

New York observation - http://www.esbnyc.com/fr

Expedia - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MtCMtC50gwY

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