Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Tall Building
Don was watching the History Channel this morning. They really have some interesting stories. Today’s was about the Empire State Building construction.
The building was completed in 1931, 11 months after it construction began. It came in under budget and was completed ahead of schedule.
I wonder how long it would take if they built a similar building today.
The Empire State Building remained the tallest skyscraper in the world for a record 41 years (and the world’s tallest man-made structure for 23 years) until the construction of the World Trade Center, and shortly afterwards the Sears Tower.
Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Empire State Building regained the title of tallest building in New York City, and the 2nd tallest building in the United States, the tallest being the Sears Tower in Chicago.
1 Sears Tower Chicago, IL 1,451 ft (442 m) 108 floors 1974
2 Empire State Building New York, NY 1,250 ft (381 m) 102 floors 1931
