Empire+State

History: The Empire State was designed by William F. Lamb. The actual construction started on March 17. The project involved 3,400 workers, mostly european immigrants. 5 workers died in the construction. The ribbon was cut in May 1,1931. The construction was part of a construction competition called World Tallest Building. The Empire State is 1,250ft high. It has 85 floors for stores and offices. Characteristics: People and places: John Thompson: first developer of the building William F. Franklin: designed the actual building William Franklin Smith: crashed in the building Evelyn Mchale: leapt to her death Renovations: Not a recent one since the crash. The only renovation they do is the maintenance Floor plan: Illustrations:
 * more than a 100 floors
 * 6500 windows
 * 73 elevators
 * it has its own zipcode
 * <span style="color: #0087ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">second largest office complex
 * <span style="color: #0087ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">has floodlights in the top
 * <span style="color: #0087ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">has special lights for special occasions
 * <span style="color: #0087ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">an airplaine crashed on the Empire State.
 * <span style="color: #0087ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">85 stories of comercials and offices.
 * <span style="color: #0087ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">the 102nd floor was originally a landing
 * <span style="color: #0087ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">platform with dirigible gangplank
 * <span style="color: #0087ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">one of the most popular out door ovserbation of the world
 * <span style="color: #0087ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">has been visited by over 110 million people
 * <span style="color: #0087ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">motion simulator atraction located on the second floor



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<span style="color: #147ceb; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">Krizia Gonzalez <span style="color: #147ceb; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">Andrea Palma