Empire State Building

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Art Deco building landmark office building skyscraper tourist attraction

The Empire State Building is an iconic 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan that was once the world’s tallest building and remains a symbol of New York City.

Aliases (4)

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Art Deco building → landmark → office building → skyscraper → tourist attraction →
addedToNRHP	1982 →
antennaSpireHeight	1454 feet → 443.2 meters →
architect	Shreve, Lamb & Harmon →
architecturalStyle	Art Deco →
borough	Manhattan →
broadcastAntenna	FM radio → television →
city	New York City →
completionDate	1931-04-11 →
constructionStartDate	1930-03-17 →
country	United States →
designatedNYCLandmark	1981 →
developer	John J. Raskob → Pierre S. du Pont →
featuredIn	film King Kong (1933) → film Sleepless in Seattle →
floorArea	approximately 2088791 square feet →
formerTallestBuildingInTheWorld	true →
hasObservationDeck	true →
heldTallestBuildingInTheWorldFrom	1931 →
heldTallestBuildingInTheWorldUntil	1970 →
lightingFeature	multi-colored tower lights →
locatedBetween	West 33rd Street → West 34th Street →
locatedOn	Fifth Avenue →
location	Manhattan → Midtown Manhattan → New York City → New York State → United States →
neighborhood	Koreatown →
NRHPType	National Historic Landmark →
numberOfFloors	102 →
observationDeckFloor	102nd floor → 86th floor →
openingDate	1931-05-01 →
owner	Empire State Realty Trust →
roofHeight	1250 feet → 381 meters →
status	completed →
streetAddress	350 Fifth Avenue →
structuralEngineer	H. G. Balcom →
surpassedBy	North Tower of the World Trade Center →
symbolOf	New York City → United States →
uses	broadcasting → office space →

Referenced by (53)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
H. G. Balcom → John J. Raskob → Richmond Shreve → Shreve, Lamb & Harmon → Shreve, Lamb & Harmon → William F. Lamb →	notableWork
Fifth Avenue → Midtown Manhattan → New York City → West 34th Street →	hasLandmark
Manhattan → Midtown → New York County →	contains
NBC 4 New York ("Empire State Building, Manhattan") → WCBS-TV → WWOR-TV ("Empire State Building, Manhattan, New York City") →	formerTransmitterLocation
Empire State Realty Trust → Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. → Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. ("Empire State Building Observatory") →	owns
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon → William F. Lamb →	architectOf
The City → William F. Lamb →	associatedWith
Midtown Manhattan → West 34th Street →	knownFor
Empire State Realty Trust → Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. →	manages
34th Street–Herald Square station → Herald Square →	near
Bedford limestone → Indiana limestone →	usedIn
Empire (film) →	depicts
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon →	designed
An Affair to Remember →	famousSceneLocation
Manhattan skyline →	featuresLandmark
West 34th Street →	hasNotableBuilding
New York City Landmark →	hasNotableExample
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. →	hasNotableProperty
Manhattan Island →	hasPart
Empire State →	hasRelatedLandmark
Gantry Plaza State Park →	hasViewOf
Manhattan skyline ("Empire State Building observatory") →	hasViewpoint
Manhattan skyline →	historicallyDominatedBy
Empire State →	inspiredNameOf
Empire (film) →	mainSubject
West 33rd Street →	nearbyLandmark
Koreatown (Manhattan) →	nearLandmark
Empire State Realty Trust ("Empire State Building observatory") →	notableAsset
Art Deco →	notableExample
Sleepless in Seattle →	notableLocation
Richmond Shreve →	notableProject
West 33rd Street →	passesBy
Chrysler Building →	surpassedBy