This building is perhaps New York's greatest landmark, although it is no longer the world's tallest building it is still visited by over 3 million people annually. The Empire State was inaugurated in 1931 and is located on 5th Avenue, at the time it broke many world records and was nicknamed the 8th Wonder of the World. The building has also featured in countless movies including King Kong and Sleepless in Seattle.
The building has 73 elevators, 5 entrances, 6,514 windows and reaches a height of 381 meters above ground level with an additional 62 meter pinnacle. The Empire State has a base of 5 stories, a tower and is topped by a art-deco spire. The building's exterior is of limestone with few embellishments. Although it is an office building tourists are welcome to visit the observation decks on the 86th and 102nd floors. On the observation decks you can get a 360° view of the city.
Apart from the observation decks the building boasts a 3 story high lobby with an aluminum relief of the building. There are 8 illuminated panels of the 7 wonders of the world together with the Empire State featured as the 8th wonder. The panels are by Roy Sparkia and Renee Nemorov and were created for the 1964 World Fair. The lobby's original murals were damaged in the 60s and were painstakingly recreated in 2009 renovations. On the 2nd floor of the building is the NY Sky Ride, a cinematic simulation of a flight over the city with special effects.
Apart from the observation decks the building boasts a 3 story high lobby with an aluminum relief of the building. There are 8 illuminated panels of the 7 wonders of the world together with the Empire State featured as the 8th wonder. The panels are by Roy Sparkia and Renee Nemorov and were created for the 1964 World Fair. The lobby's original murals were damaged in the 60s and were painstakingly recreated in 2009 renovations. On the 2nd floor of the building is the NY Sky Ride, a cinematic simulation of a flight over the city with special effects.
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