they built the empire state building on march 17, 1930.
they built the empire state building on march 17, 1930.
when did they build the empire state building?
march 17, 1930
the empire state building has been hailed as an example of a "wonder of the world" due to the massive effort expended during construction. "the washington star" listed it as part of one of the "seven wonders of the modern world" in 1931, while "holiday" magazine wrote in 1958 that the empire state's height would be taller than the combined heights of the eiffel tower and the great pyramid of giza. the american society of civil engineers also declared the building "a modern civil engineering wonder of the united states" in 1958, and one of the seven wonders of the modern world in 1994. ron miller, in a 2010 book, also described the empire state building as one of the "seven wonders of engineering". it has often been called the eighth wonder of the world as well, an appellation that it has held since shortly after opening. the panels installed in the lobby in 1963 reflected this, showing the seven original wonders alongside the empire state building.
empire state building
the placement of the stations in the empire state building became a major issue with the construction of the world trade center twin towers in the late 1960s, and early 1970s. the greater height of the twin towers would reflect radio waves broadcast from the empire state building, eventually resulting in some broadcasters relocating to the newer towers instead of suing the developer, the port authority of new york and new jersey. even though the nine stations who were broadcasting from the empire state building were leasing their broadcast space until 1984, most of these stations moved to the world trade center as soon as it was completed in 1971. the broadcasters obtained a court order stipulating that the port authority had to build a mast and transmission equipment in the north tower, as well as pay the broadcasters' leases in the empire state building until 1984. only a few broadcasters renewed their leases in the empire state building.
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