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Empire State Building
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The Empire State Building rises above the Midtown Manhattan skyline in New York City, surrounded by other high-rise buildings under a blue sky with scattered clouds. Empire State Building at night
How the Empire State Building proclaimed New York City's power
Empire State Building Empire State Building The Empire State Building rises in the background above a colorful graffiti-covered wall under a dramatic, cloudy sky.
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(Left) Eiffel Tower; (right) Washington Monument. Combo using assets (Eiffel Tower) 245552 and (Washington Monument) 245554.
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Beautiful skyline of Midtown Manhattan from Rockefeller Observatory - Top of the Rock - New York, USA
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Empire State Building: References & Edit History

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  • Imaan Yousuf
    Imaan Yousuf was an Editorial Intern at Encylopædia Britannica in 2020. She is expected to graduate from the University of Chicago in 2021.
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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: CNN US - Empire State Building Fast Facts. Apr 13, 2026
Add new Web site: BBC - The Empire State Building: American icon. Jul 22, 2025
Questions and answers added. Mar 20, 2025
Add new Web site: ASCE Metropolitan Section - Empire State Building. May 27, 2024
Add new Web site: Art in Context - Empire State Building � The Empire State Building�s History. Sep 05, 2023
Add new Web site: SAH Archipedia - Empire Building. Apr 27, 2023
Add new Web site: CNN US - Empire State Building Fast Facts. Aug 15, 2022
Fixed typo. Aug 12, 2020
Article revised. Aug 11, 2020
Article revised. Jul 29, 2020
Add new Web site: The Museum of Unnatural Mystery - Empire State Building. Mar 12, 2020
Add new Web site: Interesting Facts for Kids - Empire State Building Facts for Kids. Mar 12, 2020
Noted that a small viewing platform is located on what some call the 103rd floor. Aug 31, 2018
Empire State Building video added. Jul 19, 2011
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Adventure - Empire State Building. Feb 13, 2009
Media added. Nov 08, 2007
Added new Web site: Ring Surf - Empire State Building.
  • Gaurav Shukla
 Apr 16, 2007
Added new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Lewis Hine. Sep 28, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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