Construction started on the Empire State Building in New York in 1929.
- When completed in 1931, it would be the tallest building in the world, standing at 381m and would come to symbolize the modern New York.
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- It was only possible to build the Empire State building because of the invention of the lift………… see more amazing inventions in our theme Products of The Times