350 Fifth Avenue, between 33rd and 34th Streets, Google Local Map
Architect: Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates
Top of the roof height: 1,250 ft (381 m)
Outside observation deck: 1,211 ft (369 m)
102 floors over ground
Construction started in 1930
Construction finished in 1931
Size (total floors): 204,385 m² (2,200,000 ft²)
The views from the Observatory of the Empire State Building
Community
See more pictures of Empire State Building on Wired New York Forum
Flickr
- Empire State Building group
Resources
Official web site of the Empire State Building
Book Recommendations
Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark
by John Tauranac
Empire: A Tale of Obsession, Betrayal, and the Battle for an American Icon
Each day over 4,000 people take the elevator up to the observatory of the Empire State Building to catch a minute of glory. What almost none of them have known--until now--is just how many people have fought to own outright the crown jewel beneath them, and the chaos that these trophy hunters have caused.
Pictures of the Empire State Building
The view of Empire State Building from Top of the Rock - observation deck atop GE building in Rockefeller Center.
The lights of Empire State Building and Chrysler Building. The view from Queensborough Bridge.
The Empire State Building in blue and green colors on the occasion of 110th Anniversary of the National Council of Jewish Women. The view from the 64th floor of the GE Building.
The view on the Empire State Building from the Rainbow Grill located on the 65th floor of the GE Building in Rockefeller Center. On the right - the World Trade Center. 31 December 2000.
The spire of the Empire State Building. The view from the 86th floor observatory.
The view of the Empire State Building from the World Trade Center Observatory. 12 October 2000.
The view from Riverplace. From left to right: Empire State Building, the Nelson Tower, the One Penn Plaza, the New Yorker Hotel.
