The building was done by 3400 workers and most of them were immigrants from Europe. I expect some people from the UK were amongs them.
1934
Profit.
The builders Starrett Bros. & Eken
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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 Empire State Building is an office building.
The Chrysler building was only the tallest construction for about a year between 1930 and 1931, until the Empire State Building was build.
about 15,000 people work in the empire state building.
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building was built in a time when the major companies of New York City were competing for the biggest building. It stands 1,454 feet tall.. These competitive purposes were to keep in style with the Eifel Tower of France. Most architects around the world, particularly American ones saw the Eifel Tower as a taunt.
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.