Empire State Building Research Paper

Despite all the structures that have been able to fit the mold of the greatest architectural legacy; the title belongs to The Empire State Building. The Empire State Building has the greatest architectural legacy because of its historic significance, symbolic representation to the people of New York and the aroud the clock every day tourism

On May 1, 1931 the historic significance of The Empire State Building officially began. 31st President Herbert Hoover pushing a button from the White House started the now greatest architectural legacy, The Empire State Building. The greatest architecture legacy’s construction began on March 17th, 1930. The Empire State Building was made with the help of 3400 workers along with many Mohawk Nation Workers
(The Mohawk people are the most easterly tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy, and are also known as the "People of the Flint Place."). One of the reasons for construction was because of the fierce competition spurring in New York City for the record of the largest building in the world. In just 410 days it took to make the 1453 ft skyscraper (including antenna).The Empire State Building was made out of 60,000 tons of steel, 200,000 cubic feet of Indiana limestone and granite, 10 million bricks and 730 tons of aluminum and Godlewski 2,

stainless steel.
The Empire State Building was made during the Great Depression, during this time people did not have the money to rent office space so the building was nicknamed the “Empty State Building”. The building's forever in style art deco spire was originally designed to be a depot for dirigible airships; the 102nd floor was supposed to be the landing platform. On the 86th floor would have been the observation deck and once you would check in there you would take an elevator that travels between the 86th and 102nd floors was supposed to transport passengers; the idea proved to be impractical and dangerous after a few attempts with airships, due to the powerful winds caused by the size of the building itself. The T-shaped mooring devices remain in place, and a large broadcasting antenna was added to the top of the spire in 1952. July 28, 1945 at 9:45am, a B-25 Mitchell bomber flying in a thick fog accidentally crashed into the north side of the Empire State Building. The National Catholic Welfare Council were on the 79th and 80th floors where the plane hit. One of the engine went right through the building and another plummeted down an elevator shaft. The fire was extinguished in a mere 40 minutes and 14 people were killed. The elevator operator Betty Lou Oliver survived a 75 storied fall inside an elevator and is the guinness book of world records longest fall to date.

The Empire State Building is the symbolic representation of the people of New York. The building
represent all that is New York; it shows the power, the strength, the perseverance and hope that The Empire State Building is. The Empire State building is also the representation of the 20th century man to achieve the impossible. The Empire State Building is the representation Godlewski 3,

of the american dream that everybody hopes to achieve. The American Dream is the determination and to have the hard work ethic that can make you succeed in the United States. Frank Sinatra said, “ If you can make it here you could make it anywhere” It's up to you if you can make it in New York. When people look up and see The Empire State Building strong and tough it gives the inspiration that people need to go out there and make it and thrive, survive and prosper through life.

The Empire State Building’s tourism shows that the Empire state building has the greatest architectural legacy of all time.
The Empire State Building offers amazing views of the New York City from its 86th and 102nd floor observatories. In 2007 through 2011 and for the nine months in 2012, the number of visitors was approximately 4.03 million. 8-10 percent of all domestic and international tourists coming to New York end up going on a tour to The Empire State Building. The cost of admissions to the observatory is $19.61. The Empire State Building generated around $68.5 million and $80.6 million in revenue from its observatory in the nine months between December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2012. Which is approximately 40.1% and 40.5% of the Empire State Building’s revenue. The observatory has demonstrated a strong performance even though the competitive pressures as total revenue and operating income increased by over 25.0% in 2005 and over 11.0% in 2006, despite the opening of the Top of the Rock observation deck at Rockefeller Center in November
2005.

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To Conclude The Empire State Building has the greatest architectural legacy because of its remarkable history from the moment it was built to now, The Empire State Buildings Symbolic representation of the American Dream and the around the clock tourism that managed to get 4.03 million people to go to the observation deck a year. The Empire State Building is the pinnacle of architectural legacy.