Why the Empire State Building is an Art Deco Masterpiece"
In a city that is known for its skyline of remarkable skyscrapers, the Empire State Building built 90 years ago is standing tall, still acting as the art deco masterpiece it has always been and still attracting tourists from all over the world to visit one of United State’s most known architectural features.
The Empire State Building (2005). Image © Wikimedia user robertpaulyoung (licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0)
The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States. It 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 stood as the world’s tallest building until the construction of the World Trade Center in 1970; following the latter’s collapse in 2001, the Empire State Building was again the city’s tallest skyscraper until 2012. As of 2020, it is still one of the world’s tallest buildings. “The building is the seventh-tallest building in New York City, the ninth-tallest completed skyscraper in the United States, the 49th-tallest in the world, and the sixth-tallest freestanding structure in the Americas.”
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Is the Empire State Building considered Art Deco"
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