B/c it was strong enough and inexpensive enough.
It is made of glass and steel
The Empire State Building is made on bedrock.
It was built to be the tallest building in the world (at its time.)
The Empire State Building is made of 60,000 tons of steel and 200,000 cubic feet of Indiana limestone. Also used was 10 million bricks and 730 tons of aluminum and stainless steel.
The empire state building was made in an Art Deco style. It is designed as the ancient Egyptian or Aztec pyramid.
As a docking station for zeppelins
Limestone
a lightning pole
i have no idea all i know is that the empire state building is made out of limestone in 1931 & the Houses of parliament in london.
Acid rain is highly reactive with materials like marble and limestone which are materials the outside of the Empire State Building is made of. Therefore, slowly, acid rain is deteriorating the Empire State Building
yes the empire state buliding is man made in 1929 and it opened on march 17th, 1930 c:
the empire state building is made of bricks check it out !