When I went to New York in June I visited lots of places, including the Empire State Building. This skyscraper is the tallest in New York, and the third tallest in the USA, over a quarter of a mile high. On the 86th floor is the observatory deck, it gives stunning views of Manhattan, and you can even see the Statue of Liberty in the Bay.The building began construction in 1930, and was finished a year later. William Lamb was the architect, and he based the Empire State Building on the shape of a pencil. It is easy to see this by the image above, how the top of the building gradually narrows to a point.
The building is art deco inspired, a popular art movement at the time it was built. Strong perpendicular lines, mathmatical geometric shapes, and symmetry are typical of the art deco style.
It's really great to visit it at night - the view of the city and it's lights are incredible! I went one year on Halloween - you could see cameras falshing for miles!
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ReplyDeleteIf you like this kind of architecture you should look at the buildings in Chicago which I have found to be very interesting when studying them for my one week brief. i think its south wacker drive which has a light up crown on it and can be seen from quite a way across Chicago. The Petronas towers in Malaysia are also amazing constructions and they are building the tallest building in the world at the minute in Dubai!
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