The Empire State Building

The Empire State Building is a 103-story skyscraper located in Midtown, Manhattan, New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34^th Street . It has a roof height of 1,250 feet (380 m), and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1,454 feet (443 m) high^. Its name is derived from the nickname for New York for the Empire State. It stood as the world’s tallest building for nearly 40 years, from its completion in early 1931 until the  topping out of the original World Trade Center’s North Tower in late 1970.^[12] Following the September 11 attacks in 2001, the Empire State Building was again the tallest building in New York (although it was no longer the tallest in the US or the world), until One World Trade Center reached a greater height on April 30, 2012.The Empire State Building is currently the fourth-tallest completed skyscrapers in the United  States.

The Empire State Building is generally thought of as an American Cultural icon.It is designed in the distinctive  Art Deco style. The building and its street floor interior are designated landmarks. It was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1986. In 2007, it was ranked number one on the AIA's List of American Favorite Architecture.