The Empire State Building took just 410 days to construct, from the setting of the tower's first steel columns on March 17, 1930, to its completion on April 11, 1931. The official opening was May 1, 1931. To date, no comparable structure has matched that rate of construction. ...
Vote up the photos that make feel as if you're there with the construction crew. In 1931, photographer Lewis Hine risked his life to document the Empire State Building under construction, carrying a full-size camera and tripod across the girders so the world could see the sk...
The construction was part of an intense competition in New York for the title of “world’s tallest building“. Two other projects fighting for the title,40 Wall Streetand theChrysler Building, were still under construction when work began on the Empire State Building. Each held the title for...
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But an event capital: John Jacob Raskob, creator of General Motors, form a consortium, “Empire State Inc.” Decides that the construction of a skyscraper on the site of the hotel. The building is born of a pique between businessmen Walter Chrysler (owner of Chrysler) and John Jacob Rasko...
The construction of the Empire State Building (ESB) was not only the f... M Jacobsson,TL Wilson - 《Business Horizons》 被引量: 1发表: 2018年 Building archives: The Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building, 1930 After the construction of the 241m tall Woolworth building in 1913, ...
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The construction of the Empire State Building (ESB) was not only the fastest erection of a really tall building ever, but the construction company that took on the job allegedly began with nothing on hand as they had no equipment or supplies that would be adequate for the job. The project...
A historic film restoration editor has repaired and colorized nearly century-old footage of the construction of the Empire State Building.
aGenevro: The Empire State Building may be the symbol of New York, and it has an interesting history—the quickness and organizational genius of its construction—but it doesn’t have the same qualities or complexity that Grand Central does. For one thing, it’s not a public space. Genevro...