The Empire is an example of classic Art Deco architecture completed in 1931 it was the worlds tallest building for 40 years at 103 stories with a 62m tower on top which was designed to dock giant airships (this only happened once). The building has been made famous in a number of movies King Kong in 1933 and my favourite Cary Grant An Affair to Remember in 1957.
We went up to the 86th floor observatory deck on a very cold day which was great because the usual throng of tourists weren't there (the attendants warned us that it would be 5 degrees colder up there because of the wind that day). However we walked straight through the extensive roped corrals (which we were told in summer can take a few hours to pass through) to the lifts.
 |
| The lobby |
 |
| The Empire minus King Kong from the Hudson |
 |
| Love the Chrysler and its glowing crown at night. |
 |
| Trying to keep warm. |
 |
| Looking towards Liberty Island in the distance. |
 |
| The Flat Iron building |
No comments:
Post a Comment