Every NYC architect of the period, including the firm Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon, which designed the Empire State Building, had to taper their designs up (or in industry terminology, add setbacks).

"I sketched the design of the Empire State Building in just two weeks," Lamb wrote, according to several accounts. Work began on March 17, 1930. Opening ceremonies were held on May 1, 1931.

The Empire State Building is nobody’s idea of a hidden gem. The 1,472-foot Art Deco landmark of stone and steel dominates the streetscape and world view of New York City—and all of pop culture.

When the Twin Towers were destroyed in 2001, the sight of the Empire State Building was, among many other things, a beautiful comfort. For it too had had its plane crash.

Towering remnants of tropical décor from the young Empire State Building, which were believed to have vanished decades ago, will return to public view on May 12 in a TEFAF art fair booth at the ...

The Empire State building was constructed in 1930 and built in one year and 45 days. This 1,454-foot-tall Art Deco skyscraper is one of the most famous buildings in the world.

The owner insisted that Empire State Building be ready for occupancy by May 1, 1931, 18 months from its construction start. Architect Lamb was hired in September 1929. Design drawings and ...

And the Empire State Building was always that symbol for me." The "WeCrashed" star climbed the east side of the building from floors 86 to 104, a roughly 20-minute climb to a point nearly 1,300 ...

One of New York's most famous landmarks, the Empire State Building, is celebrating its 75th birthday. It opened in 1931 during America's Great Depression and took just 13 months to construct. For 40 ...

Towering, bustling and iconic for a 94 years, The Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan has stood as a beacon of human progress and innovation, evolving with the times to meet the ever ...

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Exterior Design of the Empire State Building. Though the Empire State Building isn’t as audaciously Art Deco as, say, the ...