May 1, 2023
Skyscraper of 102 stories completed in just 410 days, rising 'lonely and inexplicable as the sphinx'
The majestic Empire State Building, now the Grand Old Lady of the New York City skyline, opened amid great civic fanfare just 14 months after construction on it began on this day in history, May 1, 1931.
The skyscraper "must long remain one of the outstanding glories of a great city," President Herbert Hoover said, flipping a ceremonial switch in Washington, D.C., as the 102-story tower in the heart of New York City was illuminated for the first time.
She stood — and still stands — 1,250 feet tall, towering up to 1,454 feet as topped out by its gleaming antenna.
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