Midtown's famed Empire State Building was built in 1931 in Art Deco style with 2 million square feet of office space and an observation tower on the 102nd floor.

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Midtown's famed Empire State Building, at 1,454 feet tall, was built in 1931 in Art Deco style with 2 million square feet of office space and an observation tower on the 102nd floor. Construction took one year and 45 days including Sundays and holidays with 7 million man hours. The cost ($24,718,000) was halved by onset of the Depression, with the total cost ending at $40,948,900, including land. The observation area is open 365 days from 9:30 a.m. to midnight, with the last elevator heading up at 11:15 p.m.

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