The 102 story Art Deco tower by Shreve, Lamb and Harmon at Fifth Avenue and 34th Street, New York, built in a famous thirteen months and opened in 1931 in the depths of the Depression. The tallest building in the world for forty years, it became the archetype of the skyscraper itself.
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Building Type LocationNew York City, United States 2 Completed Year Height (m)Height to the architectural top; the antenna raises the tip to about 443 meters. Classification
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Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
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1. Empire State Building (Wikipedia)
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The Empire State Building is a 102-story, supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. The building was designed in the Art Deco style by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and constructed between 1930 and 1931. Its name is derived from "Empire State", the nickname of New York state. 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 North Tower of the World Trade Center was topped out in 1970; following the Septe
2. Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.britannica.com/topic/Empire-State-Building, height record section
At the time of its construction, there was fierce competition to win the title of tallest building in the world. The Chrysler Building claimed the title in 1929, and the Empire State Building seized it in 1931, its height being 1,250 feet (381 metres) courtesy of its iconic spire, which was originally intended to serve as a mooring station for airships.
- In Style: Art Deco
- Uses Element: Structural Steel
- Uses Element: Safety Elevator
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