Thursday 23 May 2013

Empire State Building by Numbers

Here are some figures about the Empire State Building, built during the Great Depression as part of a race to construct the tallest building.

1.  6000 -- number of windows




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2.  1860 -- number of steps



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3.  1 -- number of minutes it takes to reach the 80th floor by elevator



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4.  57,000 -- weight in tons of the building's skeleton




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5.  1 year, 45 days -- length of time it took to build the structure




Opening day photo circa 1931 courtesy esbny.com



6.  102 -- number of floors



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7.  80 -- number of miles you can see from its summit on a clear day



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8.  3.5 million -- number of visitors each year



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9.  3400 -- number of workers it took to build




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10.  7 million -- number of man hours it took to construct



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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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