THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

The Empire State Building is cemented in both New York and U.S. History. Built during the Depression, the building was the centre of a competition between Walter Chrysler (Chrysler Corp.) and John Jakob Raskob (creator of General Motors) to see who could build the tallest building.

From the time the construction began on March 17, 1930, the building's steel frame rose at an average rate of four and a half floors per week. To speed construction, the building's posts, beams, windows and window frames were made in factories and put together on the site. 60,000 tons of steel was brought in from the steel mills in Pennsylvania, 310 miles away, by train, barges and trucks

Excavation Began: January 22, 1930

Construction Commenced: 17th March 1930

Framework rose at a rate of 4.5 stores per week.

Total Time: One year and 45 days including Sundays and holidays.
(Ahead of schedule).

Man Hours: 7,000,000

Total Cost: $40,948,900 (including land)

Building Alone: $24,718,000
(the onset of the Depression halved the anticipated cost of the building.)

Foundation; 55 feet (16.7 meters) below ground

Lobby: 47 feet (14.3 meters) above sea level

Total Height:
1,454 feet (1,453 feet, 8 9/16th inches) or
443.2 meters to top of lightning rod.
To 86th Floor Observatory:
1,050 feet (320 meters)
To 102nd Floor Tower:
1,224 feet (373 meters)
102nd Floor to Tip:
230 feet

Height of Antenna: 204 feet

Floors: 103

Steps: 1,860 from street level to 102nd floor

Weight: 365,000 tons

Windows: 6,500

Elevators: 73, including six freight elevators, operating at speeds from 600 to 1,000 feet per minute. The total enclosed in several miles of elevator shaft. (It is possible to ride from lobby to 86th floor in less than one minute.)

Escalators: Eight high-speed escalators serve the concourse and second floor areas.

Staff: About 250 persons, including maintenance staff of 150

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[parejopinto]

i HATE the freedom tower!!!

[nikkijscraig]

love it thanks for this, im going up in next couple of months

[finnishzeldaman]

They built this in 1930 and it only took 13 months..they have been building the friggin "one world trade center" FOR 5 YEARS AND ITS NOT EVEN HALF DONE WTF!?

[blunklaura]

Very interesting !

Never mentioned,though--how tall was the building first supposed to be?Was it even originally 102 stories?

[sockpuppets123]

john jaskob raskob is my great grandfather♥ no joke[:

[parejopinto]

@24gUMMIbEARZ and ur a dumbass

[24gUMMIbEARZ]

@parejopinto r u racist

[sgtliam10]

600th floor anyone?