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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.
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