Empire State Building
General Information
| Function / usage: |
Office building
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| Built: | 1930 - 1931 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Manhattan, New York, New York, USA, North America |
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| Address: | 350 Fifth Avenue |
| Inspiration for |
Altino Arantes (1947)
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 381 m | |
| number of floors (above ground) | 102 |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 41 000 000 |
Materials
| building structure |
steel
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Chronology
| 1945 | A B-25 bomber hits the 79th floor. 14 dead. |
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Participants
- Richmond H. Shreve (architect)
- William F. Lamb (architect)
- Arthur Loomis Harmon (architect)
- American Bridge Company
Architecture
Structural engineering
General contractor
Elevators
Relevant Web Sites
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A Sightseer's Guide to Engineering: Empire State Building
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archINFORM: Empire State Building
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CNN Money: Trump sells King Kong's perch
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Great Buildings Online: Empire State Building
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NYC Tourist: Empire State Building
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PBS: Building Big - Empire State Building
Relevant Publications
- Landmarks in American Civil Engineering History, in "Civil Engineering Magazine", November - December 2002, n. 11-12 v. 72
- Skyscrapers, Black Dog & Loventhal, New York (USA), ISBN 1884822452, 1996; pp. 38-39
- Skyscrapers (2nd edition), Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc., New York (USA), ISBN 1579127878, 2008; pp. 40-41
- Le plus haut gratte ciel du monde: L'Empire State Building, à New -York, in "La Technique des Travaux", February 1932, n. 2 v. 8
- L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 167-168
- L'Empire State Building à New-York (hauteur 396 m) (2ème partie, in "Construction et Travaux Publics", July 1933, n. 7
- L'Empire State Building à New-York (hauteur 396 m) (1ère partie), in "Construction et Travaux Publics", June 1933, n. 6
- Horizons architecture / Architectural Horizons, Editions Le Moniteur, Paris (France), ISBN 2281191478, 2001
- The Empire State Building, St. Martin's Griffin, New York (USA), ISBN 0312148240, 1995
- New York - 25 Bauwerke die man sehen muss, Heike Werner Verlag, Munich (Germany), ISBN 3980947122; pp. 90-97
- New York City für Architekten, Heike Werner Verlag, Munich (Germany), ISBN 3980947106, 2004; pp. 134-137
- New York Landmarks, Dove Tail Books, ISBN 0963667300, 1999; pp. 50-51
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000022 |
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| Created: | 28/10/1998 |
| Last Updated: | 21/05/2013 |