Empire State Building Fast Facts
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Here's some background information about the Empire State Building.
Facts
It is located on Fifth Avenue between 33rd and 34th streets in Manhattan.
The Empire State Building took only one year and 45 days to build, or more than seven million man-hours.
There are observatories on both the 86th and 102nd floors.
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The building has been featured in several movies such as "An Affair to Remember," "Sleepless in Seattle," "Elf" and "The Amazing Spider-Man."
From the observation decks, visitors can see as far as 80 miles away into New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts on a clear day. The distinctive binocular viewers available around the building were made by Tower Optical company.