The Empire State Building symbolizes one of the biggest and the most popular city in the world. Building that was built during the Great Depression, time of the bad moods, feelings of hopelessness, and the worst time for a lot of people in the country. The Empire State Building is an American culture Icon. It is legend of a hopes and dreams, money and power of people. Why The Empire State Building was built for in such of the hardest time in the country? In my opinion, The Empire State Building was and still symbolizes the power of the American nation and the city. People had a huge hope in the Empire State building as a representative as prosperity future, during the Great Depression. The Empire State Building was built at the
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Building was supposed to stay at Thirty-fourth Street and Fifth Avenue. Now these are the most popular streets in New York, however at the time when the building was built it was a poor location, which placed far from public transportation, as Grand Central Terminal and Penn Station. [http:/www.pbc.com] “Raskob wanted 36 million cubic feet of space on a lot 200 feet (Fifth Avenue) by 425 feet (Thirty-fourth streets) for a construction budget of approximately $60 million. The building was to be completed by May 1, 1931, in order to make rental space available immediately.” [pg.160] The arrogance that informs the design of Art Deco style, American Eagles that frame the “EMPIRE STATE” at ground level, speaks for themselves. American eagles are the symbols of the American nation, strength and freedom. And Empire State means New York. It is the combination of the way it looks and the way it means for people. With using the word “Empire”, Raskob wanted to show the invincibility of New York, and United States, that gives people even in our days feelings of something strong and …show more content…
“The Empire State Building makes more money from ticket sales for its observation desks than it does from renting office space” {http:en.m.wikipedia.org] The Empire State Building is also famous because of the lights on top of the building. “In 1964, floodlights were added to illiminate the top of the building at night. Since 1976 the spire has been lit in colors chosen to match seasonal and other events, such as St. Patrick’s Day, Christmas, Independence Day and Bastille Day. After the death of actress Fay Wray (King Kong) in late 2004, the building stood in complete darkness for 15 minutes.”
Building was supposed to stay at Thirty-fourth Street and Fifth Avenue. Now these are the most popular streets in New York, however at the time when the building was built it was a poor location, which placed far from public transportation, as Grand Central Terminal and Penn Station. [http:/www.pbc.com] “Raskob wanted 36 million cubic feet of space on a lot 200 feet (Fifth Avenue) by 425 feet (Thirty-fourth streets) for a construction budget of approximately $60 million. The building was to be completed by May 1, 1931, in order to make rental space available immediately.” [pg.160] The arrogance that informs the design of Art Deco style, American Eagles that frame the “EMPIRE STATE” at ground level, speaks for themselves. American eagles are the symbols of the American nation, strength and freedom. And Empire State means New York. It is the combination of the way it looks and the way it means for people. With using the word “Empire”, Raskob wanted to show the invincibility of New York, and United States, that gives people even in our days feelings of something strong and …show more content…
“The Empire State Building makes more money from ticket sales for its observation desks than it does from renting office space” {http:en.m.wikipedia.org] The Empire State Building is also famous because of the lights on top of the building. “In 1964, floodlights were added to illiminate the top of the building at night. Since 1976 the spire has been lit in colors chosen to match seasonal and other events, such as St. Patrick’s Day, Christmas, Independence Day and Bastille Day. After the death of actress Fay Wray (King Kong) in late 2004, the building stood in complete darkness for 15 minutes.”