1. 6000 -- number of windows
![](http://www.popsci.com/files/imagecache/photogallery_image/articles/1d27bcc.jpg)
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2. 1860 -- number of steps
![](http://esbny.com/images/1931_opening.jpg)
Opening day photo circa 1931 courtesy esbny.com.
3. 1 -- number of minutes it takes to reach the 80th floor by elevator
![](http://www.esbnycleasing.com/graphics/gallery/ElevatorDoors.jpg)
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4. 57,000 -- weight in tons of the building's skeleton
![](http://www.corbisimages.com/images/Corbis-U554803INP.jpg?size=67&uid=9e725976-ce8c-47ef-9659-ac474f2e761f)
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5. 1 year, 45 days -- length of time it took to build the structure
![](http://esbny.com/images/1931_lobby.jpg)
Opening day photo circa 1931 courtesy esbny.com
6. 102 -- number of floors
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/NY_Height_Comparison.png/250px-NY_Height_Comparison.png)
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![](http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/aerial-view-of-the-empire-state-building-carl-purcell.jpg)
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8. 3.5 million -- number of visitors each year
![](http://www.esbnyc.com/images/rightColumn/official_esb_staff.jpg)
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9. 3400 -- number of workers it took to build
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoR7H2SOEXio6jjtOUdpdfw8KzEFQdhi9-brCnghktpRbbKRNMCaDDHFgvys2MDT8QJMbUR4aAguGLFxD5BzwcLbpuvCPm-fpLljbA27OnvOB6UGBTmJ8wHpcf_aDLXz6Ct1PnEYkQSYku/s400/astonitD.jpg)
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10. 7 million -- number of man hours it took to construct
![](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12/04/article-0-1655D461000005DC-294_634x951.jpg)
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Source: www.history.com.
Note: For more information, read my blog posts "Bomber Flies into Empire State Building" (July 28, 2012) and "The Doorman Teddy Bear" (August 9, 2012).
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