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The Empire State Building: Tallest Building In The Modern World
The Empire State Building
The Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world from 1931 up to 1970 when a taller building, the original World Trade Center, was built. It has been New York’s most admired and most well-known structure for many years now.
It was built on Fifth Avenue in New York City with 102 stories, standing 1,454 feet or 443 meters high. It is a cultural symbol of America and was one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. In 1986, the Empire State Building was named as a National Historic Landmark in the US, and was the number one in America’s List of Favorite Architecture.
The building is the center of New York City’s major television and radio stations’ broadcasting operations.
It is one of the largest

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