Address:
350 Fifth Avenue and 34th Street
A well-known silhouette for Manhattan. This buildning you canīt miss, when it stick up
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 Fantastic view over the city!
Take a trip up to the view point were you have a fantastic view over the areas of
Manhattan and the harbour.
Donīt forget the camera! |
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The worlds tallest building for 42 years.
 Empire State Building was built in March 1930 and was inaugurated May 1, 1931.
The skyscraper have 102 floors and is 381 stories high (443,2 meter incl the spire
and the radio tower).
It has got it´s name from the nickname of the state of New York, that is called "The Empire State".
For 42 years the Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world. It was when the
first tower of the Twin Towers (World Trade Center - WTC) was ready in year 1973, that this
titel could be picked down. WTC was 30 m higher. After WTC was exposed for a terror attack
in Sept 11, 2001, Empire State Building again became the tallest building in New York but
not the worlds tallest. The tallest building in the world today (2006) is Taipei 101
(Taipei Financial Center) and are situated in Taipei, Taiwan, who is 508 metre.
Fantastic view from one of the film histories most famous building.
Empire State Building is the given place to experience Manhattan from above. You will
see the characteristic straight streets of Manhattan, the harbour with The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, Central Park and everything north etc. A fantastic view.
The skyscraper has been one of the worlds famous buildings due to all the movies it
has been present in. Over 100 movies has it been and the most famous of them all is
probably King Kong. The movie was filmed in 1933 directly after the building was done.
It is on this building the giant gorilla climed to the top, gets attacked by
aeroplanes and falls to the ground.
Picture: King Kong 1933 / akas.imdb.com
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| Tickets to Empire State Building Observatory |
Go up to the 86th floor!
On the 86th floor, 320 meters up, you find the Empire State Building's Observatoy. Up here you get a panoramic view of Manhattan. You see all the way to the Statue of Liberty when you walk around on the outside. The observatory is one of New York's most popular attractions, and therefore it tends to be long queues in.
Buy tickets to the Empire State Building Observatory here »
Or buy them here »
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| New York skyride Virtual Tour |
See all New York has to offer from the inside of the famous Empire State Building
On the second floor inside the Empire State Building, you'll find, NY SKYRIDE that is becoming New York's funniest sight / attraction. NY SKYRIDE is a tour of New York in a simulator. You are placed in front of a 6-meter wide screen and the actor Kevin Bacon takes you on a tour to many of New York's sights.
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Buy your ticket online:
Entrance: The NY SKYRIDE is located on the second floor of the Empire State Building | 350 Fifth Ave | NYC, NY 10118 | Entrance to the SKYRIDE is from the 33rd St. entrance (not the main 5th Ave entrance). Enter the building, turn left, go up escalator. |
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Foto: Empire State Building in colors
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Fun facts
A tradition of the Empire State Building in colors has been since 1976. And before that, in 1932 the first light from the top was a searchlight that reached 50 miles. This was a symbol of Franklin D. Roosevelt beeing elected president of America. Today the tradition continues and the building is full of colors.
Different colors honors different events and holidays as: red/green/green for Christmas, blue/blue/white for the UN Day, all red for Valentine's Day
and yellow/yellow/white for Easter.
More information about the Empire State in colors:
A list of colors for different events and holidays
Empire State Building lighting schedule
Empire State Buildning lighting history |
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