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The history of the construction of the Empire State Building - 102-storey skyscraper, located in New York City on the island of Manhattan, in the photos.

At the construction site worked 3,400 workers, mostly immigrants from Europe, as well as several hundred builders, installers of steel structures of Mohawk.





Excavation at the site began on Jan. 22, 1930, and the construction of the tower began March 17 - St. Patrick's Day.



Images photographer Lewis Wickes Hine are not only important historical sources, documenting the steps of the building, but also reflect the life and working conditions of the time.



The construction took only 410 days.



For a week built around four and a half floors, and in the most intense period of 10 days, were built 14 floors.



The official opening took place on May 1, 1931, when US President Herbert Hoover turned on the lights of the building by clicking on the button in Washington.



At the beginning of operation of the building its spire intended to use as a mooring mast for dirigibles. 102nd floor was berthing platform with similar lifting on the airship. However, the idea of ​​the air terminal was declared insolvent due to security reasons.



and operation of the building all the time there were more than 30 suicides.



The building has a height of 443 m 2 to the top of the spire and 381 meters to the roof.



The building was included in the top ten most beautiful buildings in Manhattan, finishing 4th.



The tower is located 6,500 windows and 73 elevators. The building weighs 331,000 tons, is built on the foundation and supported by a two-story steel structure weighing 54 to 400 tons.



In a matter of ten million bricks and 700 kilometers of cable.



The ladder has 1860 steps, where once a year the competition is held in the early rise.



In the tower are about 1,000 offices, the number of employees is 21,000, which makes the Empire State Building the second by the number of employees of America building after the Pentagon.
He made a modest but elegant Art Deco style. Unlike most modern skyscrapers, the tower facade is designed in classic style.



In 1964 the tower was installed floodlighting to illuminate the tip in the colors corresponding to any events, memorable dates and holidays.



Since then, the lights of the building becomes a unique spectacle: every day of the week has its own color, and on public holidays and important dates skyscraper illuminated by special color combinations.



The observation deck on the 86th floor has a viewing angle of 360 degrees.



In 1933, the screens out the film "King Kong", which is on the roof of the Empire State Building is a battle with a giant gorilla.



5 February stairs Empire State Building are running competition. Well-trained runners manage to overcome the 1576 steps of the building - from 1 to 86 floor - in a few minutes.



In 2003, Paul Crake set a record that still has not been beaten - 9 minutes 33 seconds. In addition, the competition is held among the firefighters and police officers who, unlike ordinary runners have to run with full calculations



The building was built with the money of John D. Rockefeller Jr..



Hall length of 30 meters and a height of 3 floors, marble and decorated with 8 panels depicting the 7 wonders of the world and the eighth - is itself the Empire State Building.



Take the lift per minute, you can get to the observation deck on the 86th and 102nd floor.



In 1986, the Empire State Building has entered the list of National Historic Landmark USA.
The tower got its name from the names of everyday American state of New York, which is called "Empire State».



When May 1, 1931 the official opening of Empire State Building, the United States experienced an era of economic depression. So far it managed to pass all the rooms, and the building was called the "Empty State Building».



The skyscraper is one of the main symbols of New York "star" of many films and just national pride of Americans.

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