Where is Empire State Building Located?

Have you heard of The Empire State Building? Yes! The building, Andrew Garfield as a Spider-man sat on. Ever thought, about how he sits at the top without fearing the height, or the view he gets from the spot. Well, if not, then let us dig in about the building, every Hollywood lover knows of.

Empire State Building: Overview

The Empire State Building is a hundred and two floors Skyscraper located in New York City, in Midtown Manhattan, 5th Avenue at 34th Street, New York, United States. As of 2022, it is the 7th tallest building in New York province, 9th in the US, and 54th in the world. Empire State Realty Trust holds current ownership of this mega-structure. Tony Malkin is the CEO of the trust. The premise has a reputation as a commercial building and is not for a residential purpose. The building consists of thousands of offices, a Fitness Center, 7 restaurants, and 3 observatories on the 80th, 86th, and 102nd floors.

Empire State Building: Design

The whole building has a design style based on Art Deco architecture. The Art Deco style was started back at the beginning of the 20th century in France. The style is known to have an identical shape to a vertical standing pencil. By 1930, this style was very famous in the USA. The building has 102 floors and a roof height of 381m, when the antenna is included; it goes all the way up to 443m of total height. The mega-structure weighs about 365,000 tons and has a volume of 37 million cubic feet. The exterior is composed of 200,000 cubic feet of Indiana limestone and granite, 10 million bricks, and 730 tons of stainless steel and aluminum frame.

Empire State Building: History

The Destined space was never always occupied by this mega-structure; prior to its existence, the space was held by Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The beginning of the idea for the Empire State Building was just a mere competition between Walter Chrysler and John Jakob Raskob to build the taller building. As a result, came out the famous Chrysler Building and The Empire State Building. The chosen architect firm for the completion of The Empire State Building was Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon. Starting on 17 March 1930, the construction only took 410 days to complete. 

The project was completed before the scheduled time on April 11 1931 but was opened on 1st May 1931. It turned out to be the world’s most famous office building, a historical landmark and was named “America’s favorite architecture” according to a poll counting by the American Institute of Architects. It was the tallest building for almost 40 years until it was succeeded by World Trade Center in 1972. It was named after New York’s nickname, which is Empire State. The exact date is unknown but according to one of the oldest documents, in a letter by George Washington dated 1785, he, while admiring New York’s strength during the American Revolution, represented New York as “the seat of the Empire”.

Empire State Building: Facts

• The Building was added to the US National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historic Landmark in 1986.
• It was even listed as one of The Seven Wonders of the Modern World.
• The design for the building was altered 15 times during the construction course.
• The Building has been featured in more than 250 films since it was filmed in King Kong in 1933.
• In 1983, Robert Keith Vicino, a thin fabric-making company owner, planned to mount a 50-foot Kong-size balloon sack on top of the Empire State Building, on the 50th anniversary of the King Kong movie.
• Up until now, 36 people have committed suicide from the top of the building.
• The upper tower was originally designed as a mooring mast to dock the airships.

“The Empire State, a lonely dinosaur, rose sadly at midtown, highest tower, tallest mountain, longest road, King Kong’s eyrie, meant to moor airships, alas.” – Vincent Scully

Empire State Building: Bottom Line

Well, the praises for this mega-structure can’t be covered by words. It is truly one of the iconic buildings in the whole of the USA. Amazingly, it was never meant for the residential purpose or it would have already fallen down by the overcrowding. 
At last, if any time in the future, you plan to visit this place, just don’t forget to get your Superman cape. Because the first thing you will think of being on top of the building is to fly in the sky.