10 Quick Facts About The Empire State Building

1. When was the Empire State Building built?

   

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   Answer: The construction of the Empire State Building was started in 1930 and completed in 1931. Amazingly, it only took 410 days to be built by hardworking and skillful American construction workers and engineers.

2. How many bricks were used in the construction of the Empire State Building?

   Answer: There were approximately ten million bricks used in the construction of the once tallest building of the world.

3. How did the Empire State Building get its name?

   Answer: Actually, the Empire State Building got its name from New York’s nickname, which is known by the “Empire State”. It is not unusual for developers to name streets, buildings and highways by naming them after famous people, events, places or nicknames of states, cities or towns.

4. How many light bulbs does it take to light up the Empire State Building?

   Answer: The Empire State Building has 3,194,547 light bulbs, but unsure if any of those light bulbs are environmentally safe.

5. How many steps does the Empire State Building have from street level to the 102nd floor?

   

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   Answer: The Empire State Building poses a real fitness challenge for anyone wanting to climb the stairs to the top, because there are 1820 stairs and at least a 30 minute climb awaiting the challenger.

6. There have been rumors that at one time, the Empire State Building was used to dock blimps, is this true?

   Answer: Yes, this is true, but the only two attempts that were made to dock a blimp on top of the Empire State Building failed due to high wind conditions and no other attempts were ever made, because of safety of the crew and blimp.

7. How many states can visitors see from the observation deck of the Empire State Building on a clear sunny day?

   Answer: If the weather conditions are clear and sunny, visitors can see Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania from the Empire State Building’s Observation Deck that is located on the 102nd floor. There are two observation decks that the public can visit on the 86th floor and on the 102nd floor.

8. How many windows are there in the Empire State Building?

   Answer: There are 6500 windows throughout the Empire State Building and it takes a three man window washing crew 90 days to keep them crystal clean.

9. How many elevators are there in the Empire State Building?

   Answer: The Empire State Building has 73 elevators that the public can use to travel throughout the building and six freight elevators to transport maintenance crews and of course, freight up and down the building.

10. Has there ever been an accidental airplane crash into the Empire State Building?

    

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    Answer: Yes, an Army Air Force B-25 crashed between the 79th and 80th floors on July 28, 1945. The crash left 14 people dead and caused one-million dollars in structural damage.

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