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The building was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and built from 1930 to 1931. Its name is derived from "Empire State", the nickname of the state of New York. The building has a roof height of 1,250 feet (380 m) and stands a total of 1,454 feet (443.2 m) tall, including its antenna.
At 1,250 feet (381 m), the 102-story Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan, which was finished in 1931, stood as the tallest building in the world from its completion until 1970, when construction on the 1,368-foot (417 m) North Tower of the original World Trade Center surpassed it.
Empire State Building: 381.0 1,250 102 (+ 1 below ground) New York City United States: 1931 57 Elite Residence: 380.5 1,248 87 (+ 4 below ground) Dubai United Arab Emirates: 2012 58 Riverview Plaza: 376.0 1,234 73 (+ 3 below ground) Wuhan China: 2021 59 Dabaihui Plaza: 375.6 1,232 70 (+ 4 below ground) Shenzhen 2021 60 Central Plaza: 373.9
Empire State Building: New York City: 1,454 ft (443 m) 1,250 ft (381 m) 111 West 57th Street: New York City: 1,428 ft (435 m) 1,428 ft (435 m) One Vanderbilt: New York City: 1,401 ft (427 m) 1,401 ft (427 m) 432 Park Avenue: New York City: 1,396 ft (426 m) 1,396 ft (426 m) Trump International Hotel and Tower: Chicago
Currently stands at a height of 330 metres (1,080 ft). Chrysler Building: 319 1,046 1930–1931 (1 year) Skyscraper United States New York City: Empire State Building: 443.2 1,454 1931–1967 (36 years) Skyscraper United States New York City Ostankino Tower: 540.1 1,772 1967–1975 (8 years) Tower Soviet Union Moscow: CN Tower: 553.3 1,815
The Chrysler Building was the first building in the world to break the 300 m (980 ft) barrier, and the Empire State Building was the first building to have more than 100 floors. It stands at 381 m (1,250 ft) and has 102 floors.
Empire State Building in New York, United States 1930–1931 381 1,250 First building with 100+ stories. The addition of a pinnacle and antennas later increased its overall height to 448.7 m (1,472 ft).
Pinnacle height 280 BC: 1180 AD: Pharos Lighthouse Egypt: Alexandria: 122 m (400 ft) 1180: 1240: Malmesbury Abbey Tower United Kingdom: Malmesbury: 131.3 m (431 ft) 1240: 1311: Tower of Old St Paul's Cathedral: London: 150 m (490 ft) 1311: 1549: Tower of Lincoln Cathedral: Lincoln: 159.7 m (524 ft) 1549: 1647: Tower of St Mary's Church Germany ...
The tallest building in the U.S. by architectural height is currently Central Park Tower in New York, which is approximately 1,550 feet (470 m)—more than the combined heights of the tallest buildings in Wyoming, Vermont, Maine, South Dakota, Montana, North Dakota, New Hampshire, and West Virginia.
The original World Trade Center towers were destroyed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, temporarily making the Empire State Building the tallest building in New York, until the completion of One World Trade Center in May 2013
