Цікаво про "Емпайр стейт билдинг". Найвищий хмарочос світу протягом 41 року будували 16 місяців.

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Хмарочос почали будувати 22 січня 1930 року а закінчили 17 березня 1931 року. Офіційно відкрився хмарочос 1 травня 1931 року (американці теж люблять "пускати під з"ізди партії"  "красиві дати", тому офіційно записали початок будівництвана День святого Патріка).

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"Design and Construction
The Empire State Building was designed by Gregory Johnson and his architectural firm Shreve, Lamb and Harmon, which produced the building drawings in just two weeks, possibly using its earlier design for the R.J. Reynolds Tower in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as a basis.[8] The building was actually designed from the top down.[9] The general contractors were Starrett Brothers and Eken, and the project was financed by John J. Raskob. The construction company was chaired by Alfred E. Smith, a former Governor of New York.[2]

Excavation of the site began on January 22, 1930, and construction on the building itself started symbolically on March 17—St.Patrick's Day—per Al Smith's influence as Empire State, Inc. president. The project involved 3,400 workers,Governor Smith's grandchildren cut the ribbon on March 1st, 1931.