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official
name
: Empire State Building
location
: New York, USA
building
function
: Office
arhitectural
height
: 381 m
number
of
storeys
: 102
status
: Completed
completion
: 1931
architect
: Shreve Lamb & Harmon Associates
structural
engineer
: H.G. Balcom & Associates; Post and McCord; Strong & Jones
Engineers
structural
system
: Shear trussed frame system/steel
(courtesy of Antony Wood/CTBUH)
Empire State Building: architectural and structural information
The 102-storey, 381 m high Empire State Building in New York (USA) was designed
by Shreve Lamb & Harmon Associates. It is a steel building with a shear trussed frame
system. The Empire State Building gained the title of “the world's tallest building” in
1931. Currently, it has held the title of “the world's tallest building” for the longest
period (41 years, 1931-1972).
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