2007-03-18 13:22:28 · 5 answers · asked by pg 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
OFFICES, but NO apartments - sorry! It also became the tallest building in the world when it opened and passed the height of the still-existing Chrysler Building in NYC.
2007-03-18 13:58:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
What's inside the Empire State Building?
The Empire State Building is mostly filled with rentable space for businesses. No one lives in the building (inadequate bathing facilities). The building is also used as a tourist attraction and offers views from the 86th and 102nd floors.
When the Eiffel Tower (984 feet) was built in 1889 in Paris it, in a way, taunted American architects to build something taller.
After deciding on and obtaining a site for the skyscraper, John Jacob Raskob needed a plan. Raskob hired Shreve, Lamb & Harmon to be the architects for his new building. It is said that Raskob pulled a thick pencil out of a drawer and held it up to William Lamb and asked, "Bill, how high can you make it so that it won't fall down?"
When the Empire State Building opened on May 1, 1931, it was the tallest building in the world - standing at 1,250 feet tall. This building not only became an icon of New York City, it became a symbol of twentieth century man's attempts to achieve the impossible.
2007-03-18 20:58:32 · answer #2 · answered by Hamish 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Offices, Radio tower and mooring for a blimp( airship ) also a place for King Kong to hang out
2007-03-18 21:01:16 · answer #3 · answered by xjoizey 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I found this website which you can check out.
Hope this helps you.
2007-03-18 23:27:10 · answer #4 · answered by timeworld 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
offices and apartments
2007-03-18 20:33:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋