Unlike the World Trade Center, asbestos was not used in insulating the structure of the building as bricks were used for this. But the trade unions represented in the building include asbestos workers so it was definitely in the building.
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Construction of the Empire State Building was completed in 1931. It cost $40,948,900, which would equal around 500 million dollars in 2010.
The Empire State Building lost this title in 1972 with the construction of the first world trade center nearby in New York City
The Chrysler building was only the tallest construction for about a year between 1930 and 1931, until the Empire State Building was build.
The Empire State Building is an office building.
about 15,000 people work in the empire state building.
Empire State Building
The person who built the Empire State Building was William F. Lamb. Lamb was the architect. The building was built by John Bowser the construction superintendent for the Starrett Brothers and Eken.
The official opening of the Empire State Building was May 1, 1931.Construction of the Empire State Building began in March of 1930 on the site of the old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel at 350 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street. It was completed 14 months later in May, 1931.
Yes, there is a gallery in the Empire State Building