Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tip:
There are a number of restaurants and shops on the ground level.
Building the Empire State
The Empire State Building was designed by William F. Lamb following
a brief to “make it big.” It took only 410 days to build this 102-story,
365,000-ton limestone and granite skyscraper, with an average of four and
a half stories added every week. However, in one outstanding ten-day peri-
od,the3,500-strongconstructionteamcompletednofewerthantenstories.
Due to the building's relatively shallow foundations, 60,000 tons of steel
beams were used to support the tower.
Visitor Information
• 350 5th Ave, at 34th St
• Open 8am-2am daily (last ticket sold at 1:15am)
• Adults $22, seniors (62+) $20, children (6-12) $16, under 5 free,
military in uniform free; Express Pass: $45, Audio Tour $8
• Beprepared forsecurity screening; nobagslarger than carry-on size
allowed
