Empire State 20th century achievement
86th Anniversary of the Opening of the Business Icon The Empire State Building in Manhattan is the most famous New York City neighborhood. It was built in 1930 and opened on May 1, 1931, and took 45 years, more than 7 million hours. A building in the world until the World Trade Center was built in 1972. In 1920, as the economy of New York rebounded as never before, construction companies rushed to build the world's largest skyscrapers. The competition between the Manhattan Bank building (40 Wall Street) and the Chrysler building by adding more floors to its design became competition until 1929 when General Motors CEO John J. Raskob and former New York Governor Al Smith) about the planning of the Empire State Building. The architect William Lamb revived the old design of the Reynolds Building, which was built in 1929 to build the Empire State Building.
Home / Engineering and Technology / Civil Engineering / Empire State 20th Century Empire State 20th Century Achievement Posted by: Sarah Mohammed in Civil Engineering, Architecture Sep 17, 2017 451 Visit Share on Facebook Share on Twitter 86 years ago on the opening of the business icon Building The State of New York City, built in 1930 and opened on May 1, 1931, took 45 years, or more than 7 million hours, to be the tallest building in the world until the World Trade Center In 1972. In 1920, New York's economy rebounded as it did not Before, construction companies rushed to build the world's largest skyscrapers. The competition between the Manhattan Bank building (40 Wall Street) and the Chrysler building by adding more floors to its design became competition until 1929 when General Motors CEO John J. Raskob and former New York Governor Al Smith) about the planning of the Empire State Building. The architect William Lamb revived the old design of the Reynolds Building, which was built in 1929 to build the Empire State Building. MM consists of? It has a total height of 1454 feet and an area of 7240 cubic meters, about two acres. It consists of 103 floors, 1250 feet high, 1872 steps, one floor underground and the rest above it, and an antenna with a height of 204 feet. , One of which is located on the 86th floor and the other on the 102nd floor, attracts about 4 million visitors annually. It has 73 elevators at a speed of 7.1 m / s, including 6 freight lifts, 5 entrances, 6514 nets, 8 escalators and a lobby. 47 feet (2), (3). Construction: The steel beams, stones and metal structures were prepared outside the site and transferred to the site and installed by the workers by connecting nails or welding to some sectors. Cranes were used to transport these parts to the upper floors. There are also 210 columns in the base supporting and bearing the weight of the entire building.
