Empire State Building

Empire State Building is a 102 story landmark in New York City located at 350 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan. The construction started in 1929 and in 1931 the building was complete. Empire State Building was the World's tallest building for 40 years from 1931 until 1971 when the north tower of World Trade Center was completed. After the September 11 attacks in 2001 Empire State Building is now again the tallest building in the USA. 

The Empire State Building is the the first building in the world with more than 100 stories and belong to the seven wonders of the world and is used as a typical office building serving many different companies. From the tower is an amazing view over Manhattan from the 86th floor and is one of the few places in Manhattan where you have a 360 degrees view. The tower is topped with by an enormous spire. More than any building in the world, the Empire State Building represent the ambition of humans to build towers that reach for the skies. 

The name derives from the nickname for New York, the Empire State.

The tower have a tradition that started in 1976 to show in different colors. Already in 1932 a light was shown from a long distance and it became a symbol that Franklin D. Roosevelt had been elected as the President of the United States of America.

Different colors of the building represent different times of the year. For example red/green/green is Christmas, blue/blue/white is the United Nations day, Red is Valentine's day and yellow/yellow/white is Eastern. 

In 1933 The film King Kong made the Empire State Building world known when the giant gorilla climbs the building. 

In 2011 the film The Smurfs is released and ones again this tall building is used in a film. The tower have been used in more than 100 films since it what built in 1931.