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The Empire State Building is a 102-story
skyscraper located in Midtown Manhat-
tan, New York City, on Fifth Avenue be-
tween West 33rd and 34th Streets. It has
a roof height of 1,250 feet (381 m), and
with its antenna spire included, it stands
a total of 1,454 feet (443 m) high. It stood
as the world's tallest building for nearly
40 years, from its completion in early
1931 until the topping out of the original
World Trade Center's North Tower in late
1970. Following the September 11 at-
tacks in 2001, the Empire State Building
was again the tallest building in New
York, until One World Trade Center
reached a greater height in April 2012.
The Empire State Building is generally
thought of as an American cultural icon.
